Sonia Gandhi, stood always for aam aadmi

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is a leader with clear vision. As chairperson of the National Advisory Committee and the UPA chairperson, she played an important role in making the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the Right to Information Act into law. She also actively involved in framing policies like Mid-day meal scheme for the school children, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Anti Communalism Bill and Food security Bill. Sonia Gandhi is also keen to get the Women Reservation Bill implemented.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Himachal Pradesh next week

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Himachal Pradesh starting from June 27 during which he is scheduled to hold meetings with Congress leaders and workers.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Himachal Pradesh for two days from June 27 during which he would hold meetings with Congress leaders and workers at Kullu and Shimla.
The visit of Rahul Gandhi ahead of assembly elections is being seen as a step to boost the Congress workers in the state and also to bridge the divide among top leaders. Factionalism within Congress is posing question mark over party’s sincere attempts to reclaim the power in the coming elections.
Rahul Gandhi will reach Kullu on June 27 and hold discussions with Congress workers and then he will visit Shimla on June 28 to participate in another meeting of the party workers.

While participating in the discussion on the occasion of the celebration of the 60th year of Parliament, Congress President said that Parliament’s int

While participating in the discussion on the occasion of the celebration of the 60^th year of Parliament, Congress President said that Parliament’s integrity and independence must be preserved at all cost. “It must not only be a source of law and power but also justice and compassion” added Sonia Gandhi.

"The integrity and independence of Parliament must be preserved and protected at all cost, with no room for compromise. Our conduct must rise to the highest ethical standards that were followed and demanded by the founding fathers of our nation," further said the Congress President.

Sonia Gandhi reminded that that MP’s conduct must rise to the highest ethical standards. The Congress MP also reiterated that the greatest triumph of the country in the last sixty years of its independence is that the "aam aadmi has become the heart and soul" of Indian democracy.

Reminding that the journey of Indian Parliament has not always been smooth or without challenge, Sonia Gandhi commented that an anniversary is also a moment of reflection to consider the members' role and place in the rich fabric of the nation's life and history.

The Congress President requested the members to resolve to make sure that Parliament embraces "not only the triumphs and joys of this but rids our people of the sorrows and sufferings that still blight their lives. “This great institution must be not only a source of law and power but also of justice and compassion," Sonia Gandhi asserted.

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Rahul Gandhi on Pranab: We learn a lot from him always

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Monday wished Pranab Mukherjee for his Presidential candidature and said he is very happy for the senior leader. "Our ties are very old. We learn from him a lot always," said Rahul Gandhi. "I am very happy that he would be the President of India," said the Congress General Secretary.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC), highest decision making body of the party, on Monday convened a special meeting to bid a formal farewell to Pranab Mukherjee.
After the meeting, Mukherjee told reporters: "Today my long association with the Congress Working Committee since 1978 came to an end. I met the Prime Minister. Tomorrow I will be putting in my paper as finance minister."
The meeting took place at 10 Janpath, the residence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi.

UP to get women’s university in Sonia Gandhi's constituency

The first women's university in the state of Uttar Pradesh will come up in Rae Bareli – Congress President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency. The Union HRD Ministry has already written to the UP government to provide land for this purpose.

The letter written by secretary, higher education department, MHRD, Ashok Thakur to the UP chief secretary Javed Usmani states that the decision to open one such university in Rae Bareli was taken because India's first woman Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi used to represent Rae Bareli in Parliament. However, the reply from the state government is yet to be sent.

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Rahul Gandhi at IIIT Amethi: IT has a role to play to ensure connectivity

Congress General Secretary and MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi while speaking at the occasion of the convocation ceremony at IIIT Amethi and said that it should be our mission to ensure connectivity among the people of our country.
Rahul Gandhi said “So what is your role as IT practitioners? I asked many of your friends and most of them told that they would like to do jobs. What you do not realize is that while you are doing jobs, you are building the bridge that is going to connect these two Indias. Some of you would be more interested in your jobs and may not be much interested about what is happening in the country. But while you are doing your job, while developing software or any other IT products, while working on computers, without knowing it, you are building that bridge. There may be people who are taking special interest in the national affairs. And they may be doing works in that regard apart from their job. Anyhow, you have already started the process of connecting our nation and I want to thank you for that,” commented Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi at IIIT Amethi: Question yourself to gather more knowledge

Congress General Secretary and MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi spoke at the occasion of the convocation ceremony at IIIT Amethi and said that one should question yourself to gather more knowledge.
“I had mentioned that there was a time I was sitting where you are sitting now. When I was sitting there I thought that I have the answers for all the questions. But later I knew that that is not the fact. I am very passionate about my ideas. Even today I am very passionate. Now I realise that the most important thing one should do is to question one’s ideas. I found it in my life that when I am most certain about something, when I am hundred percent sure that this is the way to do it, very soon I find that I was wrong and there is actually another way to do it and a better way”.

Rahul Gandhi at IIIT Amethi: Knowledge is created by the destruction of knowledge

“Knowledge is created by the destruction of knowledge” said Rahul Gandhi while speaking at a convocation ceremony at IIIT Amethi. “In order to question one self, one has to listen to him first because once you do not listen to others, you cannot question yourself”.
“There were a lot of things in my mind which I thought were correct were destroyed now and I no more believe in those. Those were replaced by new ideas and I am absolutely certain that some of the ideas which I had today may get destroyed tomorrow. And that is a good thing because none of us are god. We do not have eternal knowledge or eternal understanding. Life is moving forward and constantly questioning your ideas and thoughts.” added the Congress leader.

Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Mumbai was a boost to the Congress workers

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had undertaken a two-day visit to Mumbai. The young Congress MP said that he would tour the state more often to boost the grass root cadre and assist party preparations for the 2014 assembly elections.

Rahul Gandhi interacted with the NSUI delegates. "I plan to undertake constituency-wise tours to take a first-hand view of the party's strengths and weaknesses. I will come more often here," assured Rahul Gandhi.

The Congress General Secretary also held a meeting with Youth Congress leaders. Rahul Gandhi reiterated the need to have zero tolerance to corruption and said that even those from the Congress should not be spared.

Rahul Gandhi also felicitated youth Congress activists who had won the recent local bodies election. The Congress leader asked the youth Congress activists to identify their area of work and compile it on the youth Congress website. "The work will be evaluated and marks would be given. Good and meritorious workers will get enough chance to prove their mettle in politics, added the congress General Secretary.

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Rahul Gandhi at IIIT Amethi: Knowledge resides closest to the problem

Congress General Secretary and MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi spoke at the occasion of the convocation ceremony at IIT Amethi and said that the knowledge resides closest to where the problem is.
“So my humble request to you students is that when you are absolutely sure about something, you please question yourself because you may be probably wrong. The other thing I want to tell you about the nature of knowledge. In India this is the big problem” said Rahul Gandhi.
“I could fortunately travel many places across the country and meet a lot of people. So I see multiple perspectives. I could very early found, before talking to poor persons, farmers, other sections, engineers, doctors, that every one’s point of view is important” added the Congress leader.
“You may be good at IT but if you go to a farmer he can tell you much about farming. Knowledge resides closest to where the problem is. So if you are a farmer, you will be having the better knowledge about the farmers. Same is the case with IT. Generally what could see is that the more you are closer towards the problem, you will have better knowledge about that problem” said Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi at IIIT Amethi: Knowledge is created by the destruction of knowledge

Congress General Secretary and MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi spoke at the occasion of the convocation ceremony at IIT Amethi and said that one should question yourself to gather more knowledge.

“I had mentioned that there was a time I was sitting where you are sitting now. When I was sitting there I thought that I have the answers for all the questions. But later I knew that that is not the fact. I am very passionate about my ideas. Even today I am very passionate. Now I realise that the most important thing one should do is to question one’s ideas. I found it in my life that when I am most certain about something, when I am hundred percent sure that this is the way to do it, very soon I find that I was wrong and there is actually another way to do it and a better way. In order to question one self, one has to listen to him first because once you do not listen to others, you cannot question yourself”.

“Knowledge is created by the destruction of knowledge” reminded Rahul Gandhi. “There were a lot of things in my mind which I thought were correct were destroyed now and I no more believe in those. Those were replaced by new ideas and I am absolutely certain that some of the ideas which I had today may get destroyed tomorrow. And that is a good thing because none of us are god. We do not have eternal knowledge or eternal understanding” continued the Congress leader.

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Rahul Gandhi at IIIT Amethi: To gather knowledge, go towards the problem

Congress General Secretary and MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi spoke at the occasion of the convocation ceremony at IIT Amethi and said that to gather more knowledge one should move more close towards the problem.
Rahul Gandhi said “So the first thing I told you was to question yourself. And the second thing is that to gather knowledge, go towards the problem. That is what I did experience. When I go to a poor person’s house and asks about the things he does, I get the knowledge. So I realize that he knows better than me about his nature of job. So it is very important to respect the person’s views who is much closer to the problem”.
“In order to respect the person’s views who is much closer to the problem, you will have to give equal status to that person. There is a feeling among the politicians in India that they are the most knowledgeable persons. Understanding the knowledge is built on the destruction of the knowledge. In our ancient scripts there is a trinity- creator, preserver and destroyer. There is a reason behind it. You cannot have creation without destruction. You cannot have destruction without creation. And you cannot have either of these two without preservation” added the young Congress MP.
“And that is the same with knowledge. To get the current knowledge you will have to destroy the existing knowledge. To destroy the existing knowledge you will have to question yourself. You will have to learn to question yourself and question the persons around you. The more you do that the more knowledgeable you will become” concluded Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi explains the misdeeds of non-Congress parties

Explaining the misdeeds of the non-Congress leaders like Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said the people of Uttar Pradesh are fed up with the misrule of these leaders for the past 22 years. These leaders have indulged in loot of public funds and rampant corruption, said Rahul Gandhi while addressing public meetings at various places in the state for the recent assembly elections. They have been responsible for the misrule and bad state of affairs in UP, he had further said adding that the people of the state now wanted to see Congress (I) party back in power to put the state back in order. Rahul Gandhi said while neighboring states like Haryana and Delhi are developing fast, there is no progress in Uttar Pradesh. “Tell me which state has not developed under Congress (I) rule in the country,” the Congress leader had asked the people. Congress (I)-led UPA has been sending welfare and developmental schemes with thousands of crores of rupees but there is nothing on the ground here, he added. These leaders have been simply looting the funds instead of spending on the welfare and developmental schemes, Rahul Gandhi further said. Urging the people this time to vote for Congress (I), Rahul Gandhi assured them that his party would bring tremendous development which they would see in only five years time.

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Rahul Gandhi: Mayawati cheated even the old citizens by indulging in pension scam

Slamming BSP supremo Mayawati for not ensuring welfare of old age persons and widows having no source of income, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has accused her of large scale scam in old age and widows’ pension scheme in Uttar Pradesh. The scheme is not reaching the deserving while the money is being looted in the name of bogus persons, had said Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for the recently held Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The scheme is meant to provide social security to persons of old age and widows who do not have any source for their livelihood. But bogus and persons for whom this scheme is not meant is taking advantage of this scheme to make money, added the Congress leader. In Bahraich district there are 86035 beneficiaries of this scheme. On scrutiny as many as 20,000 beneficiaries were found bogus. 2,500 people had died but pensions are being released in their names. In Azamgarh district 28 people including 26 women were found to be drawing pension on the basis of fraudulent documents. Mayawati government by such machination has deprived the deserving people the benefits of old age and widow’s pension scheme, said Rahul Gandhi.

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Congress Working Committee crucial meet today

New Delhi: The Congress’s highest decision making body, the Congress Working Committee, is meeting on Monday after a gap of a year to discuss various organizational matters of the party. Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will preside over the meeting.

The meeting comes right in the middle of a worsening political and economic crisis. The biggest question of all will be whether party President Sonia Gandhi will take some tough decisions. There are speculations that the meeting might discuss about for a greater role for Rahul Gandhi.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is also expected to discuss the Antony Committee report on the recent poll drubbing and also outline the road ahead for 2014. The Committee is also likely to decide the Congress strategy on how to deal with Team Anna's renewed attacks on corruption, especially against the Prime Minister.

The Congress Working Committee will also discuss how to deal with the issues with the UPA allies and prepare for the upcoming Presidential polls and state elections in Gujarat, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh.

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Rahul Gandhi to visit Karnataka to revive Congress

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will be undertaking a two-day visit to Karnataka from June 2 in a bid to revive Congress and to formulate the Congress’s strategy for the 2013 assembly polls in the state.
He will attend the Youth Congress national executive committee meeting in Hubli on June 2. After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi will participate in an interaction session in which he would meet senior citizens, intellectuals, retired officers and Jnanapeeth awardees, and seek their suggestions to make the administration more responsive.
On the second day of his tour, the Congress leader is scheduled to visit Davanagere where he will interact with all elected members of Congress, including members of municipalities and other local bodies. Rahul Gandhi also will address a gathering of about 5,000 elected representatives. The Congress General Secretary will hold discussion with senior leaders and executive committee members of KPCC.
After lunch, Rahul Gandhi will hold an interaction session with students. The state Congress sources say that Rahul Gandhi’s visit will boost the morale of the young in order to build the nation on the lines of secular and progressive line.