Varanasi, June 28: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today gave a financial assistance of Rs one lakh to ailing Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan. Nawal Kishore Sharma, the AICC General Secretary and Uttar Pradesh in-charge, visited the maestro at residence here and handed over a draft of Rs one lakh on behalf of Sonia Gandhi along with a letter wishing him speedy recovery. Former Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party president Ramvilas Paswan also visited the maestro. Paswan also urged Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to allot a petrol pump and LPG agency for the Ustad's family. Bureau Report