JHANSI: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that
SP and BSP are scared of Congress's rising clout in Uttar Pradesh. Rahul
was addressing a rally in Bhognipur on Saturday. He said that in UP,
for the past 22 years, elections have come and gone but the state has
remained stuck where it was.
"For the past 22 years, leaders have been promising development
but no change has taken place. What has changed? Have you got water,
electricity?" he asked. He said, "When we talked to the people in
villages they said that there was no employment. We brought MNREGA that
gives you 100 days of employment. We do not differentiate on caste basis
- everyone is given work."
He said that when he spoke to
farmers, they complained about the banks shutting doors on them. "They
(farmers) are the ones who give us food to eat. We gave them the loan
waiver scheme worth Rs 60,000 crore," he added. Rahul said that wherever
he traveled, he found people from UP working there.
"They
said there are no jobs in UP. I dream of job opportunities in UP and
prime minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi share
this dream. We respect you and the knowledge you have," he said.
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