Sonia Gandhi at Congress’ chintan shivir: Introspect why people should vote for us

Congress President Sonia Gandhi while speaking on the final day of the Jaipur AICC session said that people were getting disillusioned with the political process and urged party workers to introspect why people should vote for them.

"We must accept that people are getting disillusioned with the political process. We must introspect why they should vote for the party," Sonia Gandhi said, adding "Our answers should be clear and we have to explain it to people with simplicity and confidence."

Sonia Gandhi also urged party workers to oppose those who levelled false allegations on politicians, parties and institutions. The Congress president  also suggested a rethink on electoral reforms, especially political funding, saying she would set up a group in the party to examine the issue and suggest an action plan.

Congress president also said there was "no reason" the party should not get public mandate again if it works in the right way. "There is only 15 months left for the (2014) elections. I am confident, if we work in the right way and are united, there is no reason we should not get public mandate again," Sonia Gandhi said addressing the last day of Congress' 'Chintan Shivir'.

She said discipline and unity was needed, and also added that party members should publicise the good work done by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. "Several states are also going to polls. I think our biggest challenge is to be disciplined and united and present ourselves to people. The victory of the party is the victory of all of us," said Sonia Gandhi.

"We must tell the people of our country about our achievements. The government gives information from its side, but the party organisation should also publicise it," added the Congress President.

Sonia Gandhi: Discrimination against the girl child, atrocities against women are a blot on our collective conscience

Congress President Sonia Gandhi while speaking at the opening session of Congress’ chintan shivir at Jaipur sent out a strong message to party leaders asking them to understand the new emerging India, which is younger and less tolerant of the corruption it faces daily.

In the wake of the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old woman aboard a moving bus in the capital and the continuing cases of violence against women, the UPA chairperson said, “With the greatest anguish I have to say that discrimination against the girl child continues.”

“Discrimination against the girl child, atrocities against women are a blot on our collective conscience. Gender issues are fundamental; the entire party must bring this to the heart of political activity and change mindsets”.

“Ostentatious display of wealth leads to the question where is this wealth coming from,” she said.

Sonia Gandhi also exhorted Congress leaders to come together setting aside personal ambitions and egos, so that the party thrives. “Our people are fed up with the corruption they face. We must understand this. Today’s India is better informed and equipped. The technology has led them to ask more of their leaders,” further said the Congress President. 

Replace Akali-BJP Government with Congress: Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi while launching the Congress campaign in the poll bound Punjab attacked the SAD-BJP government in Punjab for blocking development of the state. The UPA Chairperson while addressing a public rally in Kapurthala urged the people to throw out the present government and replace the anti-poor government with a Congress Government.

Sonia Gandhi started her speech paying tribute to the holy town of Sultanpur Lodhi  where Guru Nanak Dev spent about 14 years of his life and attained enlightenment.  Sonia Gandhi said that the SAD-BJP government created a big hindrance in the development of the state as it had not let Central schemes to get implemented here.

The Congress President said that the Centre had provided funds of several thousand crores to the SAD-BJP government but it did not allow these funds to reach to the common man. Giving figures, she said the Centre provided Rs 5,000 crore under the MGNREGA scheme, but the SAD-BJP government utilised only Rs 526 crore. Had the Centre not provided it the money, the SAD-BJP government would have to put an end to its atta-dal scheme, added Sonia Gandhi.

Attacking the SAD-BJP government time and again in her address, Sonia Gandhi alleged it had not cared even a bit for the poor. All sections of the society, including farmers and industrialists, had been fed up with the SAD-BJP government, said Sonia Gandhi.

Whatever development the state had seen since Independence was during the Congress regimes only, claimed Sonia Gandhi.

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Sonia Gandhi: Non-Congress rule in the past 22 years dragged UP backward

Congress President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi lashed out at the non-Congress parties on Sunday for the lack of development in Uttar Pradesh in the past two decades.

Addressing an election rally with RLD Chief Ajit Singh in Aligarh, Sonia Gandhi alleged the famous lock industry of Aligarh had suffered a lot in the past two decades.

This all happened due to failure of the successive non-Congress governments to develop infrastructural facilities like roads and power in the state, the Congress President said. The main focus of the Congress-RLD combine was to give a fillip to development projects in the state, said Sonia Gandhi.

“The message which the city sends reaches different corners of the world. You all should support the Congress-RLD alliance,” urged the UPA chairperson.

“There are some parties which are focused on spreading ill-will among different sections and are responsible for weakening the nation,” Sonia Gandhi said.

Sonia Gandhi added that the basic idea behind setting up of the Sachar Committee was to understand how the community could be helped. She said the Congress was determined to implement the recommendations of the Sachar Committee which when into the social, economic and educational status of Muslims.

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Sonia Gandhi: Congress is the only alternative to bring back development in U.P

Accompanied by daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sonia Gandhi made her first public appearance in her constituency for the ongoing assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. In her brief and brisk address, the Congress President lashed out at the two decade’s non Congress rule for the bad state of affairs in the state and said that Congress is the only viable alternative to bring back the development.

Targeting Mayawati in particular for looting Rs 1 lakh crore sent by the Central government for funding various projects', Sonia Gandhi said: "while the Centre had never differentiated in allocation of funds to UP, the Mayawati Government regime created hurdles at every step."

Central policies like Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), National Rural Health Mission NRHM have failed to benefit the people because the money sent for its implementation was swindled by the corrupt regime, she said.

Sonia Gandhi also said that apart from the BSP, BJP and SP governments also failed to provide good governance in UP which has seen practically no development over the last two decades. The Congress president exhorted the crowd to rise above the caste and religion-based politics propagated by other political parties and strengthen the hands of Congress by supporting its candidates.

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