Launching a blistering attack on Mayawati for not helping the people of drought-hit Bundelkhand, Congress (I) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had said that she was responsible for the plight of the people in that region.“Mayawati never visited the people of Bundelkhand to know their sufferings”, said Rahul Gandhi addressing various public meetings in Uttar Pradesh as part of his Congress campaign in the state. “She did not consider it is important to visit the drought-hit region to ascertain the gravity of problems being faced by the poor people and the farmers there, further said the Congress leader. Apart from being a backward area, drought has compounded the miseries of the people there, concerned Rahul Gandhi.
“Agriculture has failed due to drought, people are unemployed”, said Rahul Gandhi adding that hunger has led to starvation death and inability to pay back debt has compelled farmers to commit suicides. “Although it was the state government’s duty to find a solution, Mayawati did not help them” complained Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi informed the gathering that Congress (I)-led UPA government at the Centre had approved a relief package of Rs. 8,000 crore for Bundelkhand. The Congress leader added, ‘but the money did not reach the poor. It was swindled by Mayawati government’. People are asking where did the money go which was sent by the Congress led Centre for development, wondered Rahul Gandhi.
Arguing that Mayawati was not at all interested in the welfare of the people of Bundelkhand, Rahul Gandhi asked the people to support Congress (I) to bring back development in Uttar Pradesh.
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