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Food security bill to be brought soon: Sonia
Gandhi
Friday, October 15, 2010 05:49:30 PM,
IANS
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Nagpur:
Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday said that the central
government would soon bring forth a food security bill for the
benefit of the poorest sections of society.
Addressing a Congress workers' 'Sadbhavna Rally' at Sewagram in
Wardha district, about 85 km from here, Gandhi pointed out that
the government has already legislated the Right to Education to
ensure education for all children, and the food security bill will
be the next major public welfare policy measure of the United
Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
She also promised to address the issue of farmers in Vidarbha, the
state's eastern region that has seen thousands of farmer suicides
in the past few years.
Earlier, Gandhi felicitated thousands of Congress activists who
marched from various villages in the state to Sewagram in a march
called ‘Gram to Sewagram,' and converged at the historic Sewagram
Ashram.
"I congratulate (you) for this achievement. With the presence of
such people in this country, nobody can stop us from becoming the
world's strongest power," the Congress president said, urging
people to follow Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of peace, non-violence
and universal brotherhood to achieve progress.
She warned people against forces that sought to divide the country
on grounds of caste and religion and urged Congressmen to be
prepared to fight them.
At the beginning of her brief address, Gandhi apologised for
reaching the venue nearly four hours behind schedule on account of
some technical reasons.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said that
despite speculation in some quarters, Sonia Gandhi said that she
would attend the rally.
His comments came in the backdrop of an alleged ‘money-for-rally'
controversy that erupted Thursday with a taped conversation
indicating that money was collected from Congress ministers to
cover the rally's expenses.
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Manikrao Thakre,
Mumbai Congress chief Kripa Shankar Singh, Union Minister for
Heavy Industries Vilasrao Deshmukh and other prominent
personalities were present on the occasion.
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