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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Rahul Gandhi explains the poor state of affairs in Uttar Pradesh

On day 2 of his five day programme across Uttar Pradesh, the AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi put before the poor and the Congress workers the true picture of the state. He described to them the problems the people of UP have been facing since two decades.

With his charm and words Rahul connected with thousands of Congress workers and common people who turned up at workers meet held at four places in the districts of Bahraich and Shravasti in extreme north of UP. The turnouts today were bigger than yesterday’s and the atmosphere filled with more enthusiasm.

“We brought the MGNREGA for you. The MGNREGA is the world’s largest employment programme. You go to Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and ask the poor. They will say the MGNREGA is very beneficial for them. It’s the best ever welfare programme in India. It’s not just a programme but a right. There’s 100 days of work – which means Rs. 12,000 in a year considering Rs. 120 for a day,” said the Youth Congress icon.

There were several voices filed with pain and faces on which lines of worry could be seen among those who came to see Rahul Gandhi. Pawan Kumar Srivastav, a villager from Joshiapura, Bahraich said “Inflation is so high. There is huge unemployment and lack of education in the area. The salaries of the ministers and leaders are huge which is not justified. In fact, no leader should take any salary as it is service and they are prosperous.”

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