Amethi: Winding up his three day visit of
his Parliamentary constituency Amethi, Congress General
secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the disconnect between the rich and poor could be easily breached with the wealth
generated by cities.
Speaking at the first convocation of the Rajiv Gandhi
Institute of Information Technology, Amethi campus, a part of
IIFT, Allahabad, the Congress leader said, "there are
two Indias; one that is connected... rich and moving fast, the
other is poor India... where 60 to 70 percent of the people
live".
He said the rich India was growing at a rate of nine
percent and even during global economic recession, the rate of
growth was seven percent.
"The connected India is growing fast. The cities are
generating enough money. The gap can be filled. This is a
mission which you all have to do," the Amethi MP said, amid
applause from over 200 fresh graduates.
Rahul said he had two roles to play, one was that of a
politician where he has to see the "bigger picture" and the
other was that of a human being where he has to be "sensitive"
to certain values.
Remarking on the country`s growth in the last 60 years,
the leader said, India has achieved a lot during this period.
"There were no roads, electricity and health care 60
years ago. The villages were not well connected. We have been
able to bridge that through roads, health care and IT," he
said.
"The job we have in the next 20-30 years is to make
the unconnected India into a connected India," he said, adding
that this could be brought about in multiple ways by making
roads, using IT, improving healthcare and enhancing
development.
Rahul said if this is achieved in the coming years then
the major part of the country would look like cities in terms
of development indices and parameters.
Recalling his days as a student, the Congress MP said
that he was passionate about his ideas but said today he
realized that one should question one`s own ideas and listen
to others to have a holistic view of the issue at hand.
Bureau Report
