Sonia Gandhi at the 105th birthday celebrations of Shivakumara Swami at Siddaganga Mutt in Bangalore

Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended the 105th birthday celebrations of the highly respected Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami at 'Siddaganga mutt' at Tumkur in Bangalore, which is considered to be one of India's oldest religious institutions. “May Dr Shivakumara Swaijee continue to inspire lakhs and lakhs of people across the state, across the country and indeed across the world in the cause of education, social service, philanthropy and spirituality,” said Sonia Gandhi paying respects to the seer.
The Congress President added, “The primary education has been made a fundamental right. It is for all of us to ensure that this right is asserted and imposed so that all of India’s children from 6 to 14 receive free education”.
Striking an emotional chord with the people of Karnataka, Sonia Gandhi asserted that nothing exemplifies India’s diversity better than Karnataka itself, where people belonging to different culture, believing in different faith and speaking different languages have lived and worked for peace and harmony with each other.
Sonia Gandhi also asserted that education must inculcate respect for the wonderful diversities of our society. “It is this diversity that has given us strength. Beneath this diversity lays the continuity and unity of our great nation” stressed Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh questions BJP’s stance on corruption

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while speaking at a Congress rally in Uttar Pradesh slammed BJP for ignoring the large scale corruption in the states ruled by it. The Congress MP from Amethi also said that BJP senior leader undertook a yatra closing his eyes towards the corruption in the states like Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

“The BJP does not see the corruption in states like Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh. When we brought the Lokpal bill in Parliament, the BJP laughed at it and said that a constitutional Lokpal was Rahul Gandhi’s dream” said the Congress General Secretary.

 Rahul Gandhi alleged that Mulayam Singh Yadav had not visited a single village in the past five years but now that elections are here he is promising to change Bundelkhand into Israel. Mulayam Singh did not visit Bundelkhand when there was drought-- we (Congress) sent tractors, fertilizer and money for wells but the tractor went to the children of Mayawati’s ministers. For 22 years, these parties have destroyed the future of the youth, blamed Rahul Gandhi.

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Sonia Gandhi at Siddaganga Mutt to pay respects to Shivakumara Swami jee in Bangalore

Bangalore: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is attending the Guruvandana programme of Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur. The occasion was to pay respects to Shivakumara Swami jee on his 105th birthday celebrations. “May Dr Shivakumara Swaijee continue to inspire lakhs and lakhs of people across the state, across the country and indeed across the world in the cause of education, social service, philanthropy and spirituality” said Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi visits drought-hit Satara in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited various places in the drought-hit Satara district in Maharashtra Saturday morning. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and other senior ministers were also along with him.
Rahul Gandhi visited the Zalshi Talao, which is one of the water sources in the district. He is also scheduled to go to nearby Bijwadi to take a look at state government sponsored employment guarantee schemes being implemented there among the drought-affected people of Satara and also will visit the Pangari fodder depot in the district which supplies fodder to a large cattle population in the region.

Rahul Gandhi says UP could not get benefits of Central schemes under non-Congress regimes

Launching a blistering attack on BSP supremo Mayawati for claiming to be working for dalits, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had said that she deprived dalits of the benefits of the Congress-led Central Government’s job guarantee scheme named MNREGA. Rahul Gandhi who spearheaded the Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh attacked the non-Congress parties in the state for blocking the development in UP. “Mayawati grabbed the votes of dalits to come Chief Minister but once in power she shut the door upon them”, said Rahul Gandhi.

To find a solution to the alarming situation of unemployment in the state, Congress led Center made MNREGA scheme for providing guaranteed employment to the poor in the villages, informed Rahul Gandhi.  “Huge amounts of funds were sent to the state by the Congress-led UP at the centre under this flag ship programme”, said Rahul Gandhi. “It ensures minimum 100 days employment @ Rs 120 per day to every poor, which amounts to Rs 12,000 in a year. This policy helped the poor to get employment, earn income and respectable social status”, added the Congress leader. “But these funds were stolen in Uttar Pradesh and the poor could not get anything” alleged Rahul Gandhi. Highlighting that this scheme is a tremendous success in Congress (I) ruled states like Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi said Mayawati enriched herself at the cost of the dalits.

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Rahul Gandhi: Non-Congress parties like BSP, SP cheated the common man

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the successive non-Congress governments – of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government and Samajwadi Party (SP) - in the state for the pathetic living conditions in Uttar Pradesh.

While speaking at a Congress rally in Mirzapur, Rahul Gandhi said that these non-Congress parties had betrayed the people in the state and urged the people to support Congress.

"You trusted Mayawati and voted her to power. You removed Mulayam Singh ji from power in 2007. There was so much anger in you against SP," recalled Rahul Gandhi.

"But what did she give you except the magical elephant which eats up all the money," Rahul Gandhi asked.

"Do you want development in the state or not? Rahul Gandhi asked again and continued “If you don't need development then clearly you don't want Congress. If you want to change UP, bring in development; make schools then definitely you need Congress”. “See what we (Congress) have done in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Assam. You can experience the development there," added Rahul Gandhi.

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‘No proof against Rajiv Gandhi that he received any bribe in Bofors deal’

Rajiv Gandhi always spoke his mind and was addicted to progress. He believed that it was the lack of being able to apply technology at the right point. He intended that it should go to the service of weaker section of the people. In an interview, Sten Lindstrom, the former head of Swedish police who led the investigations in the alleged illegal payoffs says that there was no evidence to suggest that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had taken bribe in the Bofors deal.

There is no proof that Rajiv Gandhi had received any bribe in Bofors deal’

Rajiv Gandhi believed in scientific temper which he described as removing the fear of unknown which keeps people back and stops people from moving ahead. In this direction he realized that India had missed the industrial revolution and it cannot miss the computer revolution. In an interview, Sten Lindstrom, the former head of Swedish police who led the investigations in the alleged illegal payoffs says that there was no evidence to suggest that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had taken bribe in the Bofors deal.

No proof that Rajiv Gandhi received any bribe in Bofors deal, says Lindstrom

In an interview, Sten Lindstrom, the former head of Swedish police who led the investigations in the alleged illegal payoffs says that there was no evidence to suggest that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had taken bribe in the Bofors deal. “There was no evidence that he had received any bribe.. Many Indian institutions were tarred, innocent people were punished while the guilty got away”, said Lindstrom.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra talks to the people in Raebareli during her Congress campaign

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is talking to the people during her Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli. The people of Amethi and Raebareli in the state of Uttar Pradesh have a special affection for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Further every visit of this charismatic young Congress leader boosted the confidence of the Congress workers.

Rahul Gandhi: UP is backward because of the misrule by non-Congress parties

Congress General Secretary RahulGandhi took on non-Congress parties BJP, BSP and SP for ruling the state over the last two decades without addressing the issues of the poor. Rahul Gandhi also alleged that the successive non-congress governments have looted the state of UP. Uttar Pradesh is backward due to misrule of these parties, the Congress leader said addressing various public rallies in the state as part of his Congress campaign. These non-Congress parties have been playing narrow politics with the people rather than for the people, added Rahul Gandhi. The Congress MP from Amethi said that Congress (I)-led UPA government at the centre has been sending huge amount of funds for development of UP. For instance huge funds were sent under MNREGA for providing employment to the rural poor. But Mayawati’s magic elephant in Lucknow ate up all the money. The poor got nothing, alleged Rahul Gandhi. All other schemes like NRHM, Janani Sauraksha Yojana, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Mid Day Meals faltered due to corruption of these non-Congress parties, added the Congress leader. While MNREGA scheme is tremendous success in Congress (I) ruled states, in UP it is failure due to corruption in Mayawati government, said Rahul Gandhi.  Highlighting that the only way to put a stop to this loot is to reject these non-Congress parties, Rahul Gandhi asked the people to support Congress (I) and assured that it would provide a government that would be corruption-free, responsive to the needs of the people and put the state on path of progress and development.

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