Rahul Gandhi visits Kolkata slams BJP for practicing the politics of hatred and anger

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visited Kolkata, West Bengal to address a public rally. While addressing to huge crowd he attacked BJP, "Congress wants to build a partnership between industrialists and poor. We don't want to practice the politics of hatred and anger, unlike BJP," said Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi at West Bengal says Mamata govt. doesn't work for poor

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed a mammoth election rally at Medinipur in West Bengal on Thursday. Attacking the Trinamool Congress Government in the state, Rahul Gandhi said, "Violence against women is maximum in West Bengal, they are being exploited in here." He further added, "When we allied with TMC we thought, we wanted to work for poor and oust Left Front from here. But unfortunately nothing has changed. Mamta ji talks about helping poor and also delivers long speeches, but I see no changes here; the money sent by Central govt. does not reach to the people."

Congress President Sonia Gandhi at Raiganj (West Bengal), 22nd April 2014

Sonia Gandhi in West Bengal: Only Congress can give a secular government

Raiganj (WB): “We need a government which will work for all and take everyone together, forward. We need a government which believes on secular values. Only Congress can provide such a govt” said Sonia Gandhi, the Congress President and UPA Chairperson, while addressing a party election rally at Raiganj in West Bengal.
“This is election time every political parties are busy in it. But there are some parties, especially the BJP, whose prime motive is to level baseless allegations against Congress. They are crossing every limit to mislead the people” said the Congress President and added, “In order to grab Prime Minister post they are creating a buzz throughout the country. It seems they don’t have any interest in social, political and economical issues. To give them authority to run the country is a question of worry”.
Taking on the present Trinamool Congress government in the state, Sonia Gandhi said, “UPA govt. at the Centre had sanctioned an AIMS hospital for this state but earlier Left Front and the present TMC govt. failed to provide the land for it till date”. “Every person works hard for his family and saves money for a better future. But Chit-fund companies with help of state govt. have looted more than 18 lakh families. You know very well about the worsening law and order conditions in the state” she continued.
“Only unemployed people can understand the value of jobs. We do understand this issue and therefore, enacted MNREGA scheme which guarantees minimum 100 days employment in rural areas and it also curbs migration. If West Bengal govt. implemented these schemes properly then your people could have secured a job here itself. But sadly, whether it’s Left or TMC, both have neglected such development schemes” lamented Sonia Gandhi.
About the future plans of the Congress the party President informed, “We need to do implement many such projects to transform the livelihood of the poor. We, in our Manifesto, have promised Right to health, Right to shelter for every poor. We also plan to design pension schemes for senior citizens and physically disabled people. We will be establishing 2000 dedicated women police stations throughout the country and we also will ensure that 25% of the police persons are women. We also intend to provide technical training to youth and give them employment. We also will support small industries too. We need your support to implement these schemes”.
Sonia Gandhi urged the people to support Congress and elect party candidates for development of the country and welfare of the people.
Full text of speech of Sonia Gandhi at Raiganj, West Bengal

Sonia Gandhi at Raiganj in West Bengal attacks BJP, TMC and Left

Congress President and UPA Chairperson addressed a party election rally at Raiganj in West Bengal. "We need a government which will work for all and take everyone together, forward. We need a government which believes on secular values. Only Congress can provide such a govt" said Sonia Gandhi. "This is election time every political parties are busy in it. But there are some parties, especially the BJP, whose prime motive is to level baseless allegations against Congress. They are crossing every limit to mislead the people" said the Congress President.

Rahul Gandhi at West Bengal: Communists, TMC failed the state; only Congress will serve people

Rahul Gandhi at West Bengal: Only a Congress government can ensure development

 Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally of party workers at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Tuesday morning. He highlighted the achievements of the central government and appealed the people to support Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. “The UPA Government at the Centre, in the past ten years, implemented several policies and programmes for the welfare of the people. MNREGA – the biggest employment guarantee scheme in the world- ensures a minimum of 100 days jobs to our rural masses, without any discrimination”, said the Congress leader.
Referring Centre’s flagship RTI Act, Rahul Gandhi said, “Earlier all policy decisions were used to take behind closed doors by some bureaucrats and ministers and people normally get no idea. But, today, any citizen can get information regarding government functioning after we implemented Right to Information Act. It entitles every person to gather information on any administrative matters. Similarly we also granted rights to food through the Food Security Bill. Every poor in our country is guaranteed to get food grains”.
“The farmers in our country shed their sweat and blood in their lands but one day governments grab their lands without giving proper compensation. The old Land Bill, which was made by British, was not able to solve this menace. But now, the new revised Land Acquisition Bill prevents all such acts and the farmers are ensured with proper and adequate compensation for the lands acquired and it prevents any forcible land acquisition” informed the Congress Vice President. “Our efforts have been to build a strong floor, based on their rights, under the feet of the poor so that they feel their role in nation building” underlined Rahul Gandhi.
Slamming the present TMC government in the state, the Congress leader continued, “We send huge funds for education, health and roads to West Bengal also; we are sending more funds to Bengal than any other states. But those funds are not being used properly here. I just could see myself the pathetic conditions of the gutter-filled roads here. It is the people who suffer due to this; they face difficulties if they are not able to get proper health, education and road facilities. We send crores of rupees for Bengal’s development. This is your money and not of any minister or MLA. The sad fact is that the funds do reach Kolkata but do not reach the people. We need to change this. Your money must reach you”.
“Earlier you were under Communist regime. Communism is a failed ideology. The Russia rejected it, China changed it. I feel happy that the people of Bengal also threw it out from the state. There was a hope that you will have a new government that will fight for the people and improve the situation in the fields of education, health, employment generation, universities and roads. But unfortunately experience disappointed us. The present TMC government also followed the same footsteps of Communists. They had opposed the Left but followed the same principles” said Rahul Gandhi amidst loud cheers from the gathering.
“Now, it is sure, that only one government can transform the system. Only one government can improve the conditions of education, health and infrastructure and that is a Congress government” said the Congress campaign head and urged the people to elect Congress candidates for proper development of West Bengal.
Full text of the speech by Rahul Gandhi addressing Congress workers at Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

Rahul Gandhi addresses Congress rally in Jalpaiguri at West Bengal; seeks people's support

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally of party workers at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Tuesday morning. He highlighted the achievements of the central government and appealed the people to support Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. "The UPA Government at the Centre, in the past ten years, implemented several policies and programmes for the welfare of the people. MNREGA -- the biggest employment guarantee scheme in the world- ensures a minimum of 100 days jobs to our rural masses, without any discrimination", said the Congress leader.

Sonia Gandhi in Malda talks about UPA's welfare policies for minorities

Congress President and UPA Chairperson visited Malda in West Bengal to attend the function for laying foundation stone of a Technical institute named after late Congress leader ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. "The UPA Government at the Centre has given priority for the welfare, empowerment and upliftment of backward classes and minorities. We, for the first time ever, opened a new ministry for minority affairs. We have been implementing the recommendations of the Sachchar Committee. We also have identified 90 minority-dominated regions across the country, including Malda, and sanctioned a new package for development. We have upgraded the Prime Minister's 15-point programme for the welfare of minorities and he has been personally supervising its progress" said Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi in Malda: Economic and social development of the nation should go hand in hand

Congress President and UPA Chairperson visited Malda in West Bengal to attend the function for laying foundation stone of a Technical institute named after late Congress leader ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. "Economic and social development of the nation should go hand in hand for which we need to fight communal forces strongly" said Sonia Gandhi. "We need a society which is secular, democratic and live in harmony. These are the basics of social, financial and inclusive development. We need to fight the communal and divisive ideologies. We are a secular democratic nation and that is our identity. The Congress party is committed to maintain the secular fabric of the country" she added.

Sonia Gandhi in Malda assures law to prevent crimes against women

Congress President and UPA Chairperson visited Malda in West Bengal to attend the function for laying foundation stone of a Technical institute named after late Congress leader ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. "We will soon bring in legislation to prevent atrocities and crimes against women. We are trying to pass the Food security bill so that poor people of this country don't have to starve" said Sonia Gandhi."Education is also an important sector in the growth of the nation. Our UPA government under the leadership of Dr Manmohan Singh has given special attention to technical education and education. We have taken steps to update and upgrade technology in IITs, Medical colleges, universities and also have set up new technical institutes" she added.

Sonia Gandhi in Malda (West Bengal) talks about UPA's first ever all-women-bank proposal

Congress President and UPA Chairperson visited Malda in West Bengal to attend the function for laying foundation stone of a Technical institute named after late Congress leader ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. "For the first time in the history of our country, Rs. 1000 cr has been allocated in the current Budget for an all-women bank, to help women in their business ventures. We are also constituting a Nirbhaya fund with Rs 1000 crore. This fund will be used to protect the honour and dignity of our sisters and daughters.

Sonia Gandhi in Malda addresses the function to lay foundation stone for a Technical institute

Congress President and UPA Chairperson visited Malda in West Bengal to attend the function for laying foundation stone of a Technical institute named after late Congress leader ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. "I am now very happy to witness the event which is the fulfilment of a promise made in 2008 for an institute like this, in his memory. That has become a reality now and our respected Prime Minister has just now laid the foundation stone for the institute. The Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute for Engineering and Technology will focus on informal and job-oriented academic courses. I am hopeful that this institute will play a crucial role towards Malda's development. This institute will not only help social and economic development of this region but also will, to a great extent, help prevent the youth from migrating to other cities for job or study. The students, both boys and girls, will get informal but job-oriented education from here which will make them enable to secure lucrative employment" said Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi in Malda (West Bengal) remembers late Congress leader ABA Gani Khan Choudhary

Congress President and UPA Chairperson visited Malda in West Bengal to attend the function for laying foundation stone of a Technical institute named after late Congress leader ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. "You may be remembering that I had promised in April 2008, during my visit to Malda, a technical institute in the memory of legendary Congress leader ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. Mr Ghani Khan Choudhury was a great Congress leader who was committed to secularism, democracy and deeply adhered to Congress' policies and ideals. He was very close to our legendary leader late Indira Gandhi Ji. He was well aware of what all to be done for the development in the region and earned the love, respect and affection of the people. He successively won the elections from here and maintained integrity and honesty in public life and thus earned the respects of the people too. I pay respect to that great personality" said Sonia Gandhi.