- News>
- India
Vote for Cong to teach BJP a lesson: Sonia
Maharajganj (UP), Feb 10: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today called upon the people to vote for her party in the coming Lok Sabha polls ``to save the country`` and ``teach a lesson`` to the BJP.
Maharajganj (UP), Feb 10: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today called upon the people to vote for her party in the coming Lok Sabha polls ''to save the country'' and ''teach a lesson'' to the BJP.
Addressing a public meeting at the Pakdi circuit house near here on the second day of her 'Poorvanchal Kisaan Chetna Yatra', Sonia rubbished the ''feel good'' claim of the BJP and said that the Vajpayee government had launched a campaign to mislead the people with false claims of prosperity in the country.
She said that poverty was apparent and widespread in the region. ''Now the only option before the people is to elevate the Congress to power with the unified efforts of all and teach BJP a lesson,'' she added.
Like yesterday, Sonia stopped at various villages across the bumpy tracks of 'Poorvanchal' (Eastern UP) today even as she took on the public address system to come down heavily on the NDA for its ''overall failure''.
Sonia made several halts to interact with people standing on roadsides to have her glimpse, and at their doorsteps.
After the January 10-12 whirlwind tour of Western UP bordering Delhi, this is the second visit of Sonia to the state, and perhaps the first public interaction after the 13th Lok Sabha was dissolved on February 6.
During her stay in the region, she is also slated to visit Siddharthnagar, Padrauna and Basti and interact with locals and farmers during the various halts.
Bureau Report
She said that poverty was apparent and widespread in the region. ''Now the only option before the people is to elevate the Congress to power with the unified efforts of all and teach BJP a lesson,'' she added.
Like yesterday, Sonia stopped at various villages across the bumpy tracks of 'Poorvanchal' (Eastern UP) today even as she took on the public address system to come down heavily on the NDA for its ''overall failure''.
Sonia made several halts to interact with people standing on roadsides to have her glimpse, and at their doorsteps.
After the January 10-12 whirlwind tour of Western UP bordering Delhi, this is the second visit of Sonia to the state, and perhaps the first public interaction after the 13th Lok Sabha was dissolved on February 6.
During her stay in the region, she is also slated to visit Siddharthnagar, Padrauna and Basti and interact with locals and farmers during the various halts.
Bureau Report