Sunday, July 31, 2011
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: Ranthambhore
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra while campaigning for her brother Rahul Gandhi in Amethi for the Lok Sabha election said," Kya main aapko Budhi dikhti hoon”. She was replying to Narendra Modi who had called Congress party "Budhi”.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who is `Bhaiyaji' for Raebareli and Amethi has time and again proved that she is the Big brother. Defending the Congress party, campaigning for mother and brother, bringing in Mahila Yojana Raebareli Amethi(MYRA) and maintaining an equal warmth in her relationship with a foot soldier of congress and a senior leader.
Rajiv Gandhi loved photography. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too has this passion.
`Ranthambhore' is a personal journey of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the land of Tigers. Standing behind the lens, she has spoken.
And when 'Bhaiyaji' speaks whether for women self help groups or the tiger, it's bound to have an impact.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who is `Bhaiyaji' for Raebareli and Amethi has time and again proved that she is the Big brother. Defending the Congress party, campaigning for mother and brother, bringing in Mahila Yojana Raebareli Amethi(MYRA) and maintaining an equal warmth in her relationship with a foot soldier of congress and a senior leader.
Rajiv Gandhi loved photography. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too has this passion.
`Ranthambhore' is a personal journey of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the land of Tigers. Standing behind the lens, she has spoken.
And when 'Bhaiyaji' speaks whether for women self help groups or the tiger, it's bound to have an impact.
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Indira Gandhi to be bestowed highest state honour by Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government has decided to confer “Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona” upon former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi posthumously for her outstanding contribution to the country's Liberation War in 1971. Indira Gandhi will be the first ever foreigner to be given the highest state honour of Bangladesh.
The decision to award the highest state honour was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh
Bestowal of the highest state award on the former Indian Prime Minister is in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the country's war of liberation in 1971. Indira Gandhi had thrown the full weight of the Indian government behind the Bangladesh war.
It is recognized by that country that East Pakistan, as Bangladesh was then known, would have never secured freedom from Pakistan had the then Prime Minister of India not lent full support - by way of men and material - on humanitarian grounds. It was a bold step executed with perfect precision for which Indira Gandhi was well known.
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The decision to award the highest state honour was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh
Bestowal of the highest state award on the former Indian Prime Minister is in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the country's war of liberation in 1971. Indira Gandhi had thrown the full weight of the Indian government behind the Bangladesh war.
It is recognized by that country that East Pakistan, as Bangladesh was then known, would have never secured freedom from Pakistan had the then Prime Minister of India not lent full support - by way of men and material - on humanitarian grounds. It was a bold step executed with perfect precision for which Indira Gandhi was well known.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Rahul Gandhi visits weavers’ houses in Purvanchal to understand their problems
In his neverending quest to understand and find solutions for the aam adami, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on July 22 visited the houses of weavers’ in Niwada village in Mubarakpur area of the district Azamgarh.
This was second leg of his two day’s journey to Purvanchal. He was on his way to Ballia from Mau when he made the unscheduled halt. He entered the house of one weaver Faizan and took keen interest to know how the loom worked. He also talked with the workers and enjoyed breakfast with them.
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The village is famous for its ‘Banarasi’ sarees and home to weavers who have been traditionally in the occupation of weaving for generations.
The Congress leader held discussions with the villagers and their families about the problems faced by them. He also participated in a ‘chaupal’ or villagers’ meeting.
He asked the weavers to bring their delegation to New Delhi soon so that he could take up their problems with the concerned Ministry so as to revive the ailing handloom industry in the region.
It is the effort of Congress to widen the party base among youths and to seek support of the people for the party’s numerous welfare schemes and programmes. After spending about an hour with the villagers he left for Balia. His also visited was at Varanasi.
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Rahul Gandhi urges youth to get Uttar Pradesh rid of the Mayawati rule
After a trail blazing padyatra in Western UP earlier in the month which saw him win a million hearts. Rahul Gandhi is on a two day visit to Purvanchal with one simple message for the people. Get rif of Maya Raj from UP.
Having been extremely successful in mobilising the farmers, labourers and artisans of Western UP about their rights and against the land grabbing policy of the Mayawati government, the Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is now visiting Purvanchal to highlight the problems of the people there.
On the first leg of his two days visit to Purvanchal, he reached Gorakhpur on July 21. He called upon the youth to work hard to revive Congress in Uttar Pradesh and get the state rid of the alleged "misrule" of the Mayawati-led BSP government.While addressing a meeting of the party's youth brigade at Syed Modi Railway Stadium, he urged the youth to come forward to educate the masses about the centre's "people-oriented policies and programmes". He asked the youth members of the party to expose the "anti-people and anti-farmer policies" of the state government. He added that one after another big scams were taking place in the state.
He targeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for the irregularities in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and said that if a scam of this proportion would have happened in Delhi or Maharashtra then the government there would have fallen.
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Sonia Gandhi and PM visit victims of Mumbai serial blasts
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi have asked the entire country to come together to fight the menace of terror. Seeking cooperation from all, both visited Mumbai on July 14, which was rocked by serial blasts the previous day and met the injured victims. They also gave a healing touch to Mumbaikars.
Both of them arrived at Saifee Hospital at 8.30 pm along with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, and moved from floor to floor where victims of the serial blasts were being given treatment. They were at the hospital for 25 minutes. They later visited JJ Hospital where other victims are being treated.
Both of them arrived at Saifee Hospital at 8.30 pm along with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, and moved from floor to floor where victims of the serial blasts were being given treatment. They were at the hospital for 25 minutes. They later visited JJ Hospital where other victims are being treated.
Include our poor people in our development: Rahul Gandhi
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while interacting with the media said “In Orissa the mining policy needs to be made transparent, because it robs huge number of poor people. Fundamentally believe that we have to include our poor people in our development and corruption most harms the poorest of the poor. It harms the tribals, it harms the poor farmers.
The response of the government as far as terrorism is concerned has been very very prompt. Mr Chidambaram is leading that effort and we are responding in quite a organised fashion. The monetary grant Orissa is getting today is unparallel. The centre is sending around 33 thousand crores. Today it's not the question of money because today centre has enough money. The real issue is it's implementation. We have sent MGNREGA which is the most dynamic and powerful programme. Our poorest of the poor gets benefitted. If you ask the poor which govt programme is best for them, they tell you it's MGNREGA. Why , because it puts money into their pocket. Yesterday I asked in the meeting in the tribal area about this scheme. They were not aware of it. The biggest employment programme of the world which is their national right but they don't know about it. General distribution of funds here in Orissa is ineffective here. We send the money which is supposed to be implemented by the state government, the implementation is not taking place.
The response of the government as far as terrorism is concerned has been very very prompt. Mr Chidambaram is leading that effort and we are responding in quite a organised fashion. The monetary grant Orissa is getting today is unparallel. The centre is sending around 33 thousand crores. Today it's not the question of money because today centre has enough money. The real issue is it's implementation. We have sent MGNREGA which is the most dynamic and powerful programme. Our poorest of the poor gets benefitted. If you ask the poor which govt programme is best for them, they tell you it's MGNREGA. Why , because it puts money into their pocket. Yesterday I asked in the meeting in the tribal area about this scheme. They were not aware of it. The biggest employment programme of the world which is their national right but they don't know about it. General distribution of funds here in Orissa is ineffective here. We send the money which is supposed to be implemented by the state government, the implementation is not taking place.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Farmers demand for market value of their land is justified :Rahul Gandhi
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi during his interaction with farmers said,
My view and my government's view is that if one doesn't include the poor in the process of growth, that is injustice with the poor.
We will try to bring in a legislation which will benefit the farmers and the labourers.
For development and growth acquisition of land is necessary, where and in which manner the land is being acquired is most important.
Today what is happening in Uttar Pradesh is that land is being acquired in the name of development and growth and farmers are not getting proper compensation and that land is being transfered to the builders. If the land goes to the builders there is no development. India needs roads and if that road is built on your land a lot of people uses it and benefits. But if that land is given to a builder only one person gets benefited and this is the real issue of concern.
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My view and my government's view is that if one doesn't include the poor in the process of growth, that is injustice with the poor.
We will try to bring in a legislation which will benefit the farmers and the labourers.
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For development and growth acquisition of land is necessary, where and in which manner the land is being acquired is most important.
Today what is happening in Uttar Pradesh is that land is being acquired in the name of development and growth and farmers are not getting proper compensation and that land is being transfered to the builders. If the land goes to the builders there is no development. India needs roads and if that road is built on your land a lot of people uses it and benefits. But if that land is given to a builder only one person gets benefited and this is the real issue of concern.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Everybody wants to explain his or her problems to Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi is on padyatra from village to village in Greater Noida and Aligarh districts since last four days. He is interacting with the farmers to understand their problems. He is holding panchayats and chaupals in the villages he is visiting on the way. The villagers whether they are farmers or farm labourers or house wives or students all are turning up at these meetings to grab a change to explain their problems to Rahul Gandhi.
What is fascinating the folk in the villages is that Rahul Gandhi is patient listener. He gives complete attention to what is addressed to him. The Congress General Secretary is very inquisitive person too. He asks lot of questions to know every aspect of the problem posed to him by the village folks. He shares his views on the subject and suggests possible solutions.
His unhesitating manner to mingle in the crowd to talk with one and all instantly encourages even the shy housewives and girls to come forward to explain their problems. While landowners are complaining to Rahul Gandhi about loss of their fertile agricultural lands and consequential loss of livelihood, the farm labourers are whining about loss of agricultural engagements. The young men are complaining to the young Congress leader about their unemployment. The housewives are worried about their safety in the wake of spate of crimes being taking place against women and deteriorating law and order problem in the state.
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What is fascinating the folk in the villages is that Rahul Gandhi is patient listener. He gives complete attention to what is addressed to him. The Congress General Secretary is very inquisitive person too. He asks lot of questions to know every aspect of the problem posed to him by the village folks. He shares his views on the subject and suggests possible solutions.
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His unhesitating manner to mingle in the crowd to talk with one and all instantly encourages even the shy housewives and girls to come forward to explain their problems. While landowners are complaining to Rahul Gandhi about loss of their fertile agricultural lands and consequential loss of livelihood, the farm labourers are whining about loss of agricultural engagements. The young men are complaining to the young Congress leader about their unemployment. The housewives are worried about their safety in the wake of spate of crimes being taking place against women and deteriorating law and order problem in the state.
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Until farmers get together touts will continue to run Uttar Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi
Having rested for second day night at Sarol village in Aligarh district, the Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi resumed his Congress padyatra for the third day early morning today the July 7. Not showing any sign of previous two days’ toll of walking, he steadily proceeded to Jahangarh village along upcoming Yamuna Express Highway in Aligarh district.
Addressing a gathering of farmers at the Jahangarh village, he said, “We will present Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha and you will see that it will be passed in your favour.”
Assuring the farmers that “Your fight is our fight” he said, “The Uttar Pradesh government is working to benefit the builders and not farmers.”
He said,” Thefts are committed in the dead of night. But here thefts were being committed in broad daylight. The state government is helping in theft on farmers.”
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Addressing a gathering of farmers at the Jahangarh village, he said, “We will present Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha and you will see that it will be passed in your favour.”
Assuring the farmers that “Your fight is our fight” he said, “The Uttar Pradesh government is working to benefit the builders and not farmers.”
He said,” Thefts are committed in the dead of night. But here thefts were being committed in broad daylight. The state government is helping in theft on farmers.”
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Rahul Gandhi sets on Padyatra in Greater Noida villages
The Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is walking from village to villages in Greater Noida and in the adjoining area these days. He wants to understand the problems being faced by the farmers particularly of scale forcible acquisition of their lands by the state government. There have been again and again farmers’ agitations and violent clashes leading to farmers’ deaths.
The Congress leader is intrigued as to why farmers are agitated in UP while the acquisition of lands in Haryana is so smooth and peaceful. He is concerned in particular how come farmers in UP are poor in spite of compensation received by them for selling their lands to the state government.
Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to hold Kisan Maha Panchayat on July 9 in Aligarh to focus on all such problems. He wants to ensure that all issues concerning the farmers are brought forth and discussed in Kisan Maha Panchayat (Farmers’ Meet). So he has set out on three days programme to walk through villages of UP.
Today early morning he reached Bhatta village which was epicenter of violent clash on May 7 in which four persons were killed. He interacted with the villagers who explained their problems.
From Bhatta village he walked to Parsaul village which too had been scene of farmers’ agitation over non-payment of fair compensation for the forcible taking over of their lands by the Mayawati government.
Walking through villages of Usmanpur and Achepur, he reached Rustumpur village around 6.30 AM. Some villagers said while for other leaders bands and media precede, in the case of Rahul Gandhi, though he has studied in foreign country, he reached their villages alone and bare-foot; this would make villages rally around him for strong support.
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The Congress leader is intrigued as to why farmers are agitated in UP while the acquisition of lands in Haryana is so smooth and peaceful. He is concerned in particular how come farmers in UP are poor in spite of compensation received by them for selling their lands to the state government.
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Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to hold Kisan Maha Panchayat on July 9 in Aligarh to focus on all such problems. He wants to ensure that all issues concerning the farmers are brought forth and discussed in Kisan Maha Panchayat (Farmers’ Meet). So he has set out on three days programme to walk through villages of UP.
Today early morning he reached Bhatta village which was epicenter of violent clash on May 7 in which four persons were killed. He interacted with the villagers who explained their problems.
From Bhatta village he walked to Parsaul village which too had been scene of farmers’ agitation over non-payment of fair compensation for the forcible taking over of their lands by the Mayawati government.
Walking through villages of Usmanpur and Achepur, he reached Rustumpur village around 6.30 AM. Some villagers said while for other leaders bands and media precede, in the case of Rahul Gandhi, though he has studied in foreign country, he reached their villages alone and bare-foot; this would make villages rally around him for strong support.
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Rahul Gandhi visits families of victims of police firing in Forbesganj (Bihar)
AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited Forbesganj in Araria district of Bihar today afternoon. Rahul Gandhi visited the houses of victims and met their families. He assured them justice.
He asked State Congress president Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser to bring the injured boy Md. Rashid Ansari to New Delhi for treatment.
The gruesome incident took place as the locals were protesting construction of a starch factory in the area on the government acquired land. The upcoming factory had raised a wall which blocked only approach road of the village Bhajanpur to outside world. To register their protest the locals on Jun3 assembled at the place where the wall was being raised. During the demonstration police without warning opened the fire on the villagers. As a result 4 members of a minority community were killed and 30 others injured including a 6-month-old infant and a pregnant woman.
The state authorities claimed that the villagers were forcibly demolishing the wall. BJP politician Sushil Kumar Modi had earlier visited the area to lend support colleague BJP leader connected with upcoming factory.
A video showed a police man jumping over the head a protestor. The policeman was later arrested and charged with murder. In other case when a dead body was received for post mortem, it was found that the man was still alive.
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He asked State Congress president Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser to bring the injured boy Md. Rashid Ansari to New Delhi for treatment.
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The gruesome incident took place as the locals were protesting construction of a starch factory in the area on the government acquired land. The upcoming factory had raised a wall which blocked only approach road of the village Bhajanpur to outside world. To register their protest the locals on Jun3 assembled at the place where the wall was being raised. During the demonstration police without warning opened the fire on the villagers. As a result 4 members of a minority community were killed and 30 others injured including a 6-month-old infant and a pregnant woman.
The state authorities claimed that the villagers were forcibly demolishing the wall. BJP politician Sushil Kumar Modi had earlier visited the area to lend support colleague BJP leader connected with upcoming factory.
A video showed a police man jumping over the head a protestor. The policeman was later arrested and charged with murder. In other case when a dead body was received for post mortem, it was found that the man was still alive.
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Rahul Gandhi visits Lakhimpur-Kheri and meets parents of dead rape victim
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited Lakhimpur-Kheri today and met parents of 14-year-old minor girl named Sonam who was found hanging from a tree in the compound of Nighasan Police Station on June 10.
Rahul Gandhi remained with the grieved parents for sometime and offered his condolence to the parents of the murdered minor girl. The mother of the dead girl also met the Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. He also inspected the place of the crime. Rahul Gandhi said, “It is shameful that innocent child was killed in the police station; in these circumstances there is no hope for justice from the Mayawati government.”
The girl had walked into the police station as the cattle she was grazing had strayed into the police station compound. A number of policemen committed heinous crime of rape on the minor girl and hanged her body from a tree to give an appearance that she had committed suicide.
When the girl did not return home, her mother searched for her daughter and found her body hanging from a tree in the compound of the Nighasan Police Station. To screen their crime, police manipulated the post mortem report which mentioned the cause of death as suicide. When the political parties and media raised hue and cry the body was exhumed and second post mortem was conducted which confirmed that rape was committed. The concerned policemen including SP of the area were suspended.
The Congress party has been demanding CBI probe into the heinous crime in which state police is involved. However, Mayawati the Chief Minister and BSP Chief has no agreed for CBI probe on the strange excuse that CBI might mess it up as it happened in Arushi Talwar’s case in Noida.
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Rahul Gandhi remained with the grieved parents for sometime and offered his condolence to the parents of the murdered minor girl. The mother of the dead girl also met the Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. He also inspected the place of the crime. Rahul Gandhi said, “It is shameful that innocent child was killed in the police station; in these circumstances there is no hope for justice from the Mayawati government.”
The girl had walked into the police station as the cattle she was grazing had strayed into the police station compound. A number of policemen committed heinous crime of rape on the minor girl and hanged her body from a tree to give an appearance that she had committed suicide.
When the girl did not return home, her mother searched for her daughter and found her body hanging from a tree in the compound of the Nighasan Police Station. To screen their crime, police manipulated the post mortem report which mentioned the cause of death as suicide. When the political parties and media raised hue and cry the body was exhumed and second post mortem was conducted which confirmed that rape was committed. The concerned policemen including SP of the area were suspended.
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The Congress party has been demanding CBI probe into the heinous crime in which state police is involved. However, Mayawati the Chief Minister and BSP Chief has no agreed for CBI probe on the strange excuse that CBI might mess it up as it happened in Arushi Talwar’s case in Noida.
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Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi meets the girl victim of increasing lawlessness in U.P
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday today met a 14-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh, undergoing treatment at the AIIMS in New Delhi after being stabbed in both the eyes allegedly by two youths when she resisted a rape attempt. He inquired about her condition from doctors.
The victim is a Dalit girl just 14 years old. She is a resident of Gursahaiganj village in Kannauj district, about 180 km from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
The two boys, both high school students, stalked her near a field on June 19. They attempted to rape her. When she resisted the desperados attacked her with knives and blinded her by piercing both of her eyes. Her cries brought the villagers to the scene and she was taken to hospital.
The doctors at the district hospital declared that she might never get her eyesight back. As a result she was shifted to AIIMS, New Delhi for specialist treatment.
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The victim is a Dalit girl just 14 years old. She is a resident of Gursahaiganj village in Kannauj district, about 180 km from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
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The two boys, both high school students, stalked her near a field on June 19. They attempted to rape her. When she resisted the desperados attacked her with knives and blinded her by piercing both of her eyes. Her cries brought the villagers to the scene and she was taken to hospital.
The doctors at the district hospital declared that she might never get her eyesight back. As a result she was shifted to AIIMS, New Delhi for specialist treatment.
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Rahul Gandhi's Birthday Celebrations
Congress workers invoking the Gods at the party headquarters. Their single point agenda is to make Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister of India. This is a sentiment
That perhaps echoes through the hearts of every Congressmen. Even as the Congress’ poster boy turns 41 today, comparisons between a young Rajiv Gandhi becoming PM and Rahul doing the same just don’t seem to stop.
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The other burning issue for the aam Congress worker is as complex as the first. And that of course is when will Rahul Gandhi bite the other bullet. That of tying the knot and settling down into a married life. Little wonder that senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh says “I pray to the Lord that everyone may be able to see Rahul Gandhi as a groom this year.”
But so far Rahul has looked reluctant towards both the issues. His main focus still remains revamping the party’s frontal organizations the NSUI and the IYC. And the 41 year old Amethi MP doesn’t get tired of repeating what he feels from the heart.
Remembering great visionary Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi on his martyrdom day 21st May.
Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi was the grandson of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.
After the assassination of Indira Gandhi his mother in 1984 it came upon him to lead the country. He was the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.
Economic policy: He increased government support for science and technology and associated industries, and reduced import quotas, taxes and tariffs on technology-based industries, especially computers, airlines, defence and telecommunications. He introduced measures significantly reducing the Licence Raj, allowing businesses and individuals to purchase capital, consumer goods and import without bureaucratic restrictions. In 1986, he announced a National Policy of Education to modernize and expand higher education programs across India. He founded the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya System in 1986 which is a Central government based institution that concentrates on the upliftment of the rural section of the society providing them free residential education from 6th till 12 grade. His efforts created MTNL in 1986, and his public call offices, better known as PCOs, helped spread telephones in rural areas.
Foreign Policy: Rajiv Gandhi adopted pragmatic foreign policy. While still sticking for settled foreign policy he began looking in a direction significantly different from his mother's socialism. He improved bilateral relations with the United States — long strained owing to Indira's socialism and close friendship with the USSR— and expanded economic and scientific cooperation.
It was most unfortunate that while campaigning at a public meeting Lok Sabha Congress candidate at Sriperumbudur on 21 May 1991 a village 30miles from Chennai he was assassinated. The assassination was carried out by the LTTE. India lost a promising and prominent public figure. Gloom over took the country. It looked as if the country was disintegrating. However, the wisdom and good sense did not let the situation deteriorate and recovery to normalcy followed in due course.
Truly, the vision that late Rajiv Gandhi had for his country has fructified in many a ways; making India the leader in the world in software development and export as well. His vision was to narrow the ever widening gap between city and village, to strengthen the village community by making them aware of the required technology and equipment and to reinforce the lower rung but the most essential form of governance so that people can directly relate with the governance.
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After the assassination of Indira Gandhi his mother in 1984 it came upon him to lead the country. He was the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.
Economic policy: He increased government support for science and technology and associated industries, and reduced import quotas, taxes and tariffs on technology-based industries, especially computers, airlines, defence and telecommunications. He introduced measures significantly reducing the Licence Raj, allowing businesses and individuals to purchase capital, consumer goods and import without bureaucratic restrictions. In 1986, he announced a National Policy of Education to modernize and expand higher education programs across India. He founded the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya System in 1986 which is a Central government based institution that concentrates on the upliftment of the rural section of the society providing them free residential education from 6th till 12 grade. His efforts created MTNL in 1986, and his public call offices, better known as PCOs, helped spread telephones in rural areas.
Foreign Policy: Rajiv Gandhi adopted pragmatic foreign policy. While still sticking for settled foreign policy he began looking in a direction significantly different from his mother's socialism. He improved bilateral relations with the United States — long strained owing to Indira's socialism and close friendship with the USSR— and expanded economic and scientific cooperation.
It was most unfortunate that while campaigning at a public meeting Lok Sabha Congress candidate at Sriperumbudur on 21 May 1991 a village 30miles from Chennai he was assassinated. The assassination was carried out by the LTTE. India lost a promising and prominent public figure. Gloom over took the country. It looked as if the country was disintegrating. However, the wisdom and good sense did not let the situation deteriorate and recovery to normalcy followed in due course.
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Truly, the vision that late Rajiv Gandhi had for his country has fructified in many a ways; making India the leader in the world in software development and export as well. His vision was to narrow the ever widening gap between city and village, to strengthen the village community by making them aware of the required technology and equipment and to reinforce the lower rung but the most essential form of governance so that people can directly relate with the governance.
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