Rahul Gandhi: Elephant in Lucknow gobbles up money of the poor

Attacking Mayawati for corruption in the state, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said money sent by Congress (I)-led UPA government for development of UP is not reaching the people. “The elephant in Lucknow has gobbled up that money leaving nothing for the people,” Rahul Gandhi said while campaigning for the ongoing assembly elections. This money is not that of the Centre or the state government. It comes from the contribution made by the people in development, he further said. CAG report has also criticized Maya government for failing to utilize even 10% of the special package sanctioned by Centre for development of Bundelkhand. The CAG report has also criticized her for diverting the funds meant for welfare scheme to altogether different schemes thereby depriving the poor of their due rights. Highlighting that due to rampant corruption in her government, it is the aam admi who is affected most, Rahul Gandhi urged the people to change the corrupt government. He appealed them to vote for Congress (I) and assured that it will provide corruption-free, transparent and responsive government.

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Rahul Gandhi in Bisalpur: Congress fulfills its promises

All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is addressing a mammoth election rally at Bisalpur in Pilibhit on Monday. “We too run a Government at the Centre, since 2004. We had not showered promises but assured only one thing – a government of aam aadmi that works for poor, farmers, minorities, women, dalits, Christian, Muslims, Hindu and adivasis. We had told you that our Government will come to you, hear your problems and will support all sections of the people and we delivered it. In 2009, you gave us mandate again, with a better margin,” said the Congress General Secretary.

Rahul Gandhi slams Mayawati govt for misuse of central funds: Rahul Gandhi

Blaming Mayawati for bad situation in UP Congress (I) general secretary Rahul Gandhi has slammed her for misuse of funds. Congress (I)-led UPA government provided maximum funds for development schemes, yet there is no visible improvement in the state, Rahul Gandhi said while campaigning for the ongoing Assembly elections. “I have seen the pathetic conditions of people of Bundelkhand. People have deserted villages because of drought; there is hunger and unemployment,” he further said. At his instance a special package of Rs 8,000 crore was sanctioned for development of Bundelkhand region. But she failed to spend less than 10% of special package funds causing the region to continue to suffer while funds were actually available. “In these circumstances there is no point giving more money which disappears through leaking pipes, he added. Highlighting that she compounded the miseries of the people, Rahul Gandhi said she has benefited herself at the cost the poor. He appealed the people to vote for Congress (I) and assured that a government of the poor by Congress (I) will work for welfare of the poor and dalits.

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Rahul Gandhi in Bisalpur: For the past 22 years nothing changed in UP

All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while addressing a mammoth election rally at Bisalpur in Pilibhit on Monday urged the people to help Congress to form a Government of the youth and the aam aadmi that works for all sections of the people. “Normally elections bring in changes at every place. It brings in new concepts too. In U.P too, we have been experiencing elections for the past 22 years. You expected positive changes and fresh concepts after every election. You had supported the Cycle as well as the Elephant. But the state of Utatr Pradesh remains the same without any development” said Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi strikes chord with the people in Pilibhit

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said that the people of UP are fed with the promises. They want development, he said. He has been spearheading the Congress campaign in the poll bound state of Uttar Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi said that for the past 22 years the people of UP got only promises. The leaders come to you and make promises, but vanishes after the polls, said the congress General Secretary.

Addressing the crowd, Rahul Gandhi continued, “You people put in hard work and develop the country. The development we witness is the result of your blood and sweat. We all know very well that blind promises cannot bring in changes. Mayawati Ji had promised that she will put an end to crimes. But the atrocities against women and corruption still continue in UP”.

“Did Mayawati come to you in the past five years? Did Mulayam do so?" asked Rahul Gandhi and the crowd responded loudly with a ‘no. “How can they tell that they will bring in changes if they do not go to the people and realize their difficulties?” Rahul Gandhi asked.

“I had gone to Mayawati’s house when Kanshi Ram Ji passed away. There is a huge wall built around her house. She doesn’t come to you and the people cannot go to her house too,” he added.

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Sonia Gandhi in Raebareli: Don't trust BJP, SP and BSP anymore

Congress President Sonia Gandhi addressed a big election meeting in Raebareli as part of her Congress campaign in UP along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Reminding the people about the earlier alliances in the state, Sonia Gandhi said, “All the parties - BJP, SP or the BSP - have joined hands for power time and again and have together ruined the state. None of these parties are concerned for the development. No one is bothered about the pain and difficulties of the poor. There can be no hope of development in the entire state including Rae Bareli from these parties”.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is speaking at an election meeting in Mateenganj (...

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is requesting the people to support Congress during her campaign in Meetaganj (Raebareli). While addressing an election meeting in Mateenganj (Raebareli) she requested the people to elect Congress candidates for bringing back development in Uttar Pradesh. Priyanka Gandhi reminded people to think properly about the welfare of the state and its people before casting their votes.

Sonia Gandhi in Raebareli explains the Central projects implemented in R...

Congress President Sonia Gandhi addressed a big election rally in her Parliament constituency Raebareli along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. “We constructed the bridge over Ganga, brought a Railway Factory in Raebareli and also started institutions like NIFT to provide technical education to the youth and to make them self reliant,” said Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi talks about the corrupt fertliser distribution system of th...

“There is no shortage of fertilizers at the Centre. But the system of its distribution is not proper in U.P and the farmers are not able to get the adequate fertilizers. Though we had increased the procurement prices to help the farmers, they could not avail of the benefits because of the wrong policies of the state government” said Congress President Sonia Gandhi while talking at an election rally in Raebareli which was also addressed by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Rahul Gandhi takes on BSP Government for rampant corruption

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while addressing a massive election rally in Hapur as part of his campaign for the ongoing assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, said that the mission of the non-Congress parties which ruled UP in the last 22 years has been to loot the public.

“The reason is that the present leaders in UP are not bothered about the people. After coming to power they do not go to the people or talk to the farmers, labourers and poor to know their problems. The people here put in their hard work in the sugar mills and potato fields. But there was a Rs. 2000 crore scam in the sale of sugar mills in UP,” he reminded.

“This money is yours. This money is the result of your hard work. The mill was of the people,” asserted Rahul Gandhi.

“We (Congress) also run a Government at the Centre, from 2004. We came to you and enquired about your difficulties. When we realized the problems of the farmers we designed a policy to waive-off the loans for them worth Rs. 60000 crore. We fought for the farmers in Tappal and Bhatta-Parsaul. What did the state Government do for the farmers? It grabbed their lands and sold it to the rich builders. When the poor farmers demanded adequate compensation, they received bullets. No one from BSP or SP visited them. But when I went there, Mayawati Ji and Mulayam Ji call me mad,” argued Rahul Gandhi.

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Rahul Gandhi in Jewar reminds the people about the anti-farmer policies ...

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is addressing a well-attended election rally in Jewar as part of his campaign for the ongoing assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. He asked the crowd, “You have been experiencing the regime of different parties – BJP, BSP and SP - in the state for the past 22 years. Did you get anything?” The crowd responded loudly with ‘no’. He also talked about the atrocities against the poor farmers in Bhatta-Parsaul and Tappal.

Rahul Gandhi in Jewar: Farmers in UP are not against development

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while addressing an election rally in Jewar said that the farmers in UP are not against the development. They are ready to give their lands for development but Mayawati Government forcibly grabbed their land and sold it to the rich builders. Farmers could not get the adequate price for their lands too, said Rahul Gandhi. When the farmers demanded for the proper compensation they got bullets.

Rahul Gandhi in Jewar talks about assault on farmers in Tappal, Bhatta-P...

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi addressed a big election rally in Jewar. When the farmers in Tappal and Bhatta-Parsaul were assaulted by the police, no one from BSP or SP went there. When I went there they questioned my intention said Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi in Jewar questions blind promises made by the non-Congress ...

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said that in the past 22 years the people in UP got only promises. He was addressing an election rally in Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi also questioned the promise of Mulayam Singh Yadav to convert Bundelkhand to Israel.

Rahul Gandhi in Jewar: How can Mulayam Ji give electricity without suffi...

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi addressed a big election rally in Jewar as part of his election campaign in the poll bound Uttar Pradesh. He questioned the promise of SP chief Mulayam singh Yadav to give free electricity in UP. There is no power plant built in the past 22 years. How can he give electricity then? Rahul Gandhi asked.

Rahul Gandhi: BSP discards become new arrivals in BJP

Taking a dig at BJP, Congress (I) star campaigner and its General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has said BSP discards are now new arrivals in BJP. Babu Singh Kushwaha, who was dropped by chief minister Mayawati from her cabinet on corruption charges, was recently taken in as a party member in BJP. Rahul Gandhi said, “Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani went across the country on his bhrashtachar nivaran yatra, but all he could pick on this journey was candidates like Kushwaha.” The former Family Welfare Minister Kushwaha is involved in swindling of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) funds scam amounting to thousands of crores of rupees. Rahul Gandhi said the loot of NRHM funds was so intense that it led to murder of three doctors (two CMOs and one Dy CMO) dealing with the funds. NRHM funds were made available by Congress (I)-led UPA government for improving rural health care services for the poor. But the benefits of the scheme did not reach the poor. Instead the funds were looted by the concerned ministers of Mayawati. To end to this corruption, Rahul Gandhi urged the people to vote for Congress (I) which would ensure a responsive government to the people of the state.

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