Sonia Gandhi presents 27th Indira Gandhi award for National Integration to Gulzar*

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ongress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi presented the 27thIndira Gandhi Award for National Integration to veteran Bollywood lyricist, poet and writer Gulzar on October 31, the martyrdom day of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigning in Amethi (U P)

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigning in Amethi (U P)

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Sonia Gandhi: Aadhaar card will ensure subsidies reached the correct beneficiary

In a bid to plug loopholes in the implementation of welfare schemes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi launched the nationwide Aadhaar Enabled Service Delivery from Dudu in Rajasthan. “In the states like Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the people are now getting ration directly from ration shops, without any fraud. These cards also help the government to ensure that the subsidies and other allowances reach the correct beneficiary” said Sonia Gandhi. “Government has never been reluctant to provide subsidy to the poor. But it is facing difficulty to make sure that those benefits reach the correct persons. The Aadhaar card will help the government in ensuring that subsidy reaches its intended beneficiaries directly and the poor will not have to run from pillar to post to claim their rights”. “We had launched this project with great expectations and we are happy that we experience its benefits today. I am sure that the government will continue the dedicated and determined efforts to make this programme a big success, learning from the past mistakes and shortcomings” added Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi in Bilaspur (HP): Only Congress is committed for farmers

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Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while addressing a big Congress rally in Bilaspur as part of his campaign in poll bound Himachal Pradesh said that only the Congress is working for the benefits of the farmers. He also slammed BJP for halting the welfare policies of the Congress-led UPA government at the centre.

Sonia Gandhi in Shimla: FDI will benefit both farmers and consumers

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, while addressing a well attended Congress rally on Tuesday at Shimla - the capital of poll bound Himachal Pradesh- attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government for lack of development in the state and also backed the UPA’s FDI policy..

Sonia Gandhi attacked the BJP for misleading the people on Foreign Direct Investment in retail. “It is for the benefit of the farmers and aam aadmi, the Central government has decided to allow FDI in retail. By this policy, the farmers will be able to get proper prices for their produce by selling their goods directly at the markets,” and added “Further the common man would be able to get their security needs at a fair and affordable price. The agricultural farmers suffer a lot because of the shortage of cold storages and their products get rotten. The FDI will address this serious problem also. But he BJP is engaged in false propaganda against our FDI in retail policy. The important thing is that every state has the liberty not to implement FDI in their state”.  “It seems that BJP is not at all bothered about the issues of the farmers and they are interested only to protect their narrow political interests,” quipped the UPA Chairperson.

Striking an emotional chord with the women in the region, Sonia Gandhi said “My speech will not be complete without remembering the contributions of my sisters of this beautiful state. I appreciate that the women here do fulfill their responsibilities in a commendable manner.  Aiming for further upliftment of the women in our society, especially my sisters in the hill areas, the Congress government implemented 50% reservation for women in panchayats. We also doubled the salaries of anganwadi workers. We also helped the women to avail bank loan at low interest rates through Self Help Groups”.

Taking on the BJP led state government the UPA Chairperson continued, “The rise in the prices of essential commodities is a serious matter of concern for us and we understand the difficulties of the common man due to this.  The Central Government has been putting in its serious efforts to control the price rise but the state governments also have a similar responsibility to take adequate measures to reduce the burden of the people. When the Congress run state governments increased the limit of gas cylinders from 6 to 9 to benefit my sisters there, why the state government here could not take such a step?”

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Sonia Gandhi in Shimla explains UPA policies for welfare of the women

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, while addressing a well attended Congress rally on Tuesday at Shimla - the capital of poll bound Himachal Pradesh- attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government over corruption and lack of development in the state. She also listed out various development initiative of the Congress-led UPA Government at the centre.

Detaining the development works initiated by the Congress, Sonia Gandhi said “The Congress had initiated development projects in Himachal Pradesh. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Ji and Rajiv Ji, with the help of Congress leaders in this state, had brought in various development works here in the fields of power, roads, dams, education, health and industry. The UPA Government at the centre has taken some landmark steps by providing the state with IIT, Medical College, Central universities, Reserve Battalion, Fashion Technology institutes and a passport office in Shimla”

She then took on the BJP govt. for not implementing the central sdchemes properly and said “The central government is committed for the development of Himachal Pradesh and also released huge financial assistance for the state. But the state government did not use the funds sent under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA or the financial aid released for the repair and construction roads properly. The Congress government also had sanctioned huge funds for the development of Shimla under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Rural Mission but there are no changes visible here. I want to ask where thousands of crores of rupees provided by the centre for the development of the state and its people have gone”.

Focussing the women in the state the Congress President said “My address will not be complete without remembering the contributions of my sisters of this beautiful state. I appreciate that the women here do fulfill their responsibilities in a commendable manner”. “ Aiming for further upliftment of the women in our society, especially my sisters in the hill areas, the Congress government implemented 50% reservation for women in panchayats. We also doubled the salaries of anganwadi workers. We also helped the women to avail bank loan at low interest rates through Self Help Groups” said Sonia Gandhi highlighting the UPA policies.

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