Sonia Gandhi at Kishanganj, Bihar targets BJP, says Congress believes in inclusive growth

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Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) at Bihar’s Kishanganj. While addressing the gathering after the function, she cautioned the people against the threat of communal forces and stressed for the need to wage a battle against them. “There are forces at present which are trying to derail Mahatma Gandhi's ideology. We must fight them and that is the greatest challenge before us” said Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on 66th death anniversary

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New Delhi: The nation on Wednesday paid homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 66th death anniversary. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid floral tribute to Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat. A series of functions are being organized throughout the country to mark the occasion

Sonia Gandhi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on 66th death anniversary

New Delhi: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid floral tribute to Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat. A series of functions are being organized throughout the country to mark the occasion.

Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on 144th birth anniversary

Nation fondly remembered Mahatma Gandhi on Tuesday with President Pranab Mukherjee leading the nation in playing glowing tributes to the Father of the Nation on the occasion of his 144th birth anniversary.Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi were among the prominent people who visited Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat to offer floral tributes.

For Rahul Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi Ji is the model

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is putting his maximum efforts to strengthen Congress party. He has been travelling across the country, meets Congress workers, interact with them and gather information about the problems in the organisation. Rahul Gandhi said ion many occasions "Gandhi ji is my role model in politics".

Sonia Gandhi and MGNREGA

 For Sonia Gandhi empowerment of our brothers in the villages has got a new dimension through this MGREGA. This has proved itself as the lifeline particularly for Dalits and Adivasis. It is providing social security as well.

 Amongst the beneficiaries of this scheme , women constitute 50%. This scheme has helped in controlling the migration from villages under compulsion. Village based Post Offices and Banks have also got a new boost by keeping and maintaining the accounts of this scheme. Farm labourers have started getting better wages due to the implementation of this scheme.
One salient feature of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is that it has not only generated jobs but it has created `Green Employmen.

 She believes that through the help of Women Self help Groups and NGO's it can be build stronger and  MGNREGA has the capacity to improve farm productivity and bring in more Green revolution. It's budget of 40 thousand crores should be utilized in

Improving the quality of the land owned by marginal farmers and to provide them water for irrigation. Because such farmers possess 80% of our farmland. 

Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to Gandhi Ji on his 65th death anniversary

The Nation on Wednesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, on his 65th death anniversary. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid floral tribute to Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat. Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and a host of other dignitaries also paid tribute to the apostle of peace at his memorial. A series of functions are being organized throughout the country to mark the occasion. Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar. A lawyer by profession, Gandhi led the struggle for India''s independence from British rule by following the path of non-violence. Ironically, Gandhi was shot dead by a Hindu fanatic, Nathuram Godse, at a prayer meeting in Delhi on January 30, 1948, less than a year after India became independent. For more details: http://www.gandhisonia.com http://www.pressbrief.in