Rahul Gandhi: Congress seeks vote on the basis of works done

Attacking non-Congress parties like BSP, SP and BJP for simply putting out big promises to the people to get their votes, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had said, “we (Congress) seek people’s votes for what we have already done” and not like other parties which seek votes on the basis of what ‘they will do.’ Congress (I) is pro-people reformist party which believes in welfare and development of the people, said Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for the recent assembly polls in UP. Our policies are correct and programs productive, added the Congress leader. Highlighting that Congress (I) brought a number of schemes and programs like MNREGA, NRHM, Janani Suraksha Yojana, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission for welfare  of the people, Rahul Gandhi said we have fulfilled our promises. While MNREGA has given gainful employment, income and respectable social status to the poor, NRHM delivers health care services to the poor in rural areas. Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana has made available affordable houses to the poor. JNNURM seeks to provide facilities of drinking water, sewage, roads and electricity to the poor living in urban areas. “Tell me which state has not developed under Congress (I) ruled in the country,” asked Rahul Gandhi. Requesting the people to give this time a chance to Congress (I), Rahul Gandhi assured that his party would continue to work for welfare of the people and development of the state and make it No. 1 state in the country.

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Rahul Gandhi: Mayawati cheats the dalits and the poor by giving false promises

Criticizing Mayawati for cheating the dalits and the poor by giving them false promises, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi accused her of failing to fulfill the aspirations of the dalits and poor.  She promised to work for dalit; Innocent poor believing it voted for her; but once in power Mayawati forgot them and assumed arrogance towards them, had said Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for the recently held UP Assembly polls. Informing that Congress led central government had sent a number of welfare schemes for the poor and developmental schemes for the state, her government swindled those funds and the poor got nothing, added the Congress MP from Amethi.  “Central sponsored MNREGA scheme with Rs 60,000 crores is meant to provide guaranteed employment to the poor, while NRHM scheme with Rs 10,000 crores is meant to provide health care services to the people. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan program is meant to provide free study material to poor children while Mid Day Meal program provides them with wholesome nutritious free meal.  But the benefits of these are not reaching the poor and the money is being pocketed by magical elephant (read BSP) in Lucknow”, said Rahul Gandhi.  “Mayawati has also shown no interest in controlling atrocities and rape crime against dalit women.  She has only been handing out cheques to such victims at public meetings thus adding insult to their injuries”, added Rahul Gandhi. Arguing that Mayawati is only interested in the votes of dalit but not in their welfare, Rahul Gandhi promised that a government of the dalits by Congress (I) will work for their welfare and ensure that the benefits of welfare schemes reach them.

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Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka urges Congress workers to sink differences, remain united and work hard

All-India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday called upon its leaders and workers to sink differences, remain united and work hard. He was on a two day visit to Karnataka.

Rahul Gandhi urged the Congress workers and leaders to keep the interests of the party above personal ambitions and work as a team. The Congress leader asked party leaders to decide whether they want to come to power in the State or remain in the Opposition.

Addressing elected members of zilla panchayats, taluk panchayats, city corporations, municipalities, town municipalities, after an interaction with them here, Rahul Gandhi blamed internal squabbles for the party not winning the last elections and said the Congress would not come to power in Karnataka unless there was accountability and discipline in the Congress.

Criticising ticket aspirants who camp in Delhi for months to influence central leaders, Rahul Gandhi said that such a system should go and the right candidates at district level should be nominated.

The Congress leader also said that “dedicated” youth and those who had worked for the party for years would be given prominence in the next elections and he told party workers not to come to Delhi seeking ticket.

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Rahul Gandhi urges Congress workers in Karnataka to work as a unit

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged the Congress workers to work unitedly to come back to power in Karnataka.
Rahul Gandhi who was on a two-day visit to Karnataka, interacted with members of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), DCC and Block Congress Committee presidents.
During his 60-minute interaction with the members, the Congress leader took their questions on various issues including, strengthening the party at the grass root level.
Rahul Gandhi appealed the Congress leaders not to discriminate between senior and juniors for party work. Those present on the occasion included KPCC president G Parameshwara, party Karnataka in charge Madhusudan Mistry, Union Ministers Veerappa Moily and Mallikarjun Kharge.

Rahul Gandhi: Bad policies by non-Congress govts. increased unemployment in UP

Holding Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav responsible for all along being embroiled in caste identity politics, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had said that these non-Congress leaders did not bother about development of the state.  This situation continuing for the last 22 years needs change and only Congress (I) can shape the future of UP, Rahul Gandhi had said while campaigning recently for the UP Assembly elections. Pointing that the Congress led Centre has sent a number of welfare and development schemes but the benefits have not reached the poor, said Rahul Gandhi and added that the elephant of Mayawati in Lucknow has eaten up all the money. There are no good roads, no proper medical services and no quality educational institutions. Because of these, unemployment increased in the state and the youth migrate to other states for jobs. Underlining that that these non-Congress parties have failed to develop the state, Rahul Gandhi urged the people to give a chance to his party – Congress- to form government this time to change the situation.  “You gave 22 years to these parties; now give Congress five years and we will shape the future of UP,” assured Rahul Gandhi. 

 

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Karnataka to revive Congress

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will be undertaking a two-day visit to Karnataka from June 2 in a bid to revive Congress and to formulate the Congress’s strategy for the 2013 assembly polls in the state.
He will attend the Youth Congress national executive committee meeting in Hubli on June 2. After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi will participate in an interaction session in which he would meet senior citizens, intellectuals, retired officers and Jnanapeeth awardees, and seek their suggestions to make the administration more responsive.
On the second day of his tour, the Congress leader is scheduled to visit Davanagere where he will interact with all elected members of Congress, including members of municipalities and other local bodies. Rahul Gandhi also will address a gathering of about 5,000 elected representatives. The Congress General Secretary will hold discussion with senior leaders and executive committee members of KPCC.
After lunch, Rahul Gandhi will hold an interaction session with students. The state Congress sources say that Rahul Gandhi’s visit will boost the morale of the young in order to build the nation on the lines of secular and progressive line.

Rahul Gandhi slams Mayawati’s anti-farmer actions

Attacking BSP chief Mayawati for hobnobbing with rich builders and other big companies to fulfill her greed for money, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had said that she ignored plight of farmers while forcibly acquiring their lands. For the farmers, land was their only source of livelihood which she scornfully ignored, Rahul Gandhi had said while addressing public meetings in Ghaziabad and Jewar (Noida) recently as part of his Congress campaign.

Farmers were not informed that their land was being acquired; they came to know of it only when builder’s bulldozer reached the farmers’ fields, further said Rahul Gandhi. When Rahul Gandhi had challenged this unjust policy, Mayawati changed the land acquisition policy overnight. Now she is opposing new Land Acquisition Bill in the Parliament to harm the farmers.

“While Congress (I) led UPA government has made provision of fertiliser subsidy for farmers, Mayawati has not made that available to the farmers. Similarly while highbred seeds have not been provided to the farmers to increase agricultural yield, Mayawati has sold state owned sugar mills thus putting the farmers at the mercy of private sugar mill owners” said Rahul Gandhi.

Reiterating that that the only way to come out of this bad situation was to help the Congress to forma state government, Rahul Gandhi appealed to the people to support Congress (I). The Congress leader also had assured that his party would provide responsible government which would follow pro-farmer policy.

 

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