Sonia takes on Maya, accuses her of bias
HT Correspondent
Rae Bareli, May 17, 2010
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday accused the Mayawati
government in Uttar Pradesh of handing out step-motherly treatment to
Lok Sabha constituencies Rae Bareli and Amethi, from where she and
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi have been elected.
Arriving on a three-day tour of her constituency, the Congress chief
was flooded with complaints of corruption in implementation of central
government schemes, issuance of BPL cards, erratic power supply and
inadequate drinking water.
At many places local people waited on both sides of the road to see
her despite the scorching heat. About 100 women approached her at one
place with placards demanding improvement in the power supply. "We
want power," said slogans on the placards.
This might have prompted Sonia Gandhi to launch attacks on the state
government, though she refrained from naming Mayawati. "The state
government should take care of the problem," Sonia said.
Her criticism of the state government came about a week after Mayawati
charged the Congress-led UPA government with not cooperating with her
government. "We all will have to collectively monitor implementation
of development projects to ensure their success. The biggest
responsibility to implement the projects rests with the state
government. But you all know about their attitude towards Rae Bareli
and Amethi," Sonia Gandhi told party workers after inaugurating a
sub-post office here.
"The Centre sends thousands of crores to the state government to
implement development schemes. It is your responsibility to ensure
that benefits of these schemes reach the people. This will strengthen
the Congress," she said.
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