New Delhi: Congress President Sonia
Gandhi today said the Women's Reservation Bill was part
of the abiding commitment of the party to the empowerment of
the aam aadmi (common man) along with several other
legislations of the government.
Addressing the party general secretaries, senior
members and PCC presidents on how to commemorate the 125th
foundation day of the party, she said, "Our abiding commitment
to the empowerment of the aam aadmi must be conveyed with
clarity."
She said, "The Right to Information marked a
revolutionary step for transparent governance...The NREGA
empowered the rural masses with guaranteed right to work. The
right to education will provide quality primary education to
all our children and now, the Women's Reservation Bill - when
it comes to fruition it would be realisation of Rajivji's
vision to empower women politically".
Describing the completion of 125 years of the party's
existence as a "momentous occasion", she said for the people
of India and thousands of Congressmen and women across the
country, it is time to recall the struggle.
No other party can claim to have a legacy as rich as
ours," she said, referring to the freedom struggle under the
leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and his
colleagues.
PTI
First Published: Friday, March 12, 2010, 20:51