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Jan Jagran Rallies Expose BJP-led Government

The Congress Party all over the country witnessed vibrant activity and dynamism as state, district and mandal units took out Jan Jagran rallies, organized dharnas and presented memorandum against the BJP-led NDA government following the directive contained in the message of the Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi at the Shimla Vichar Manthan Shivir.

Senior leaders took initiative as thousands of party workers and the cadre of the frontal organisations explained to the people the acts of omission and commission committed by the BJP-led NDA government and placed before them the Congress policies, programme and its achievements.

HYDERABAD: Under the leadership of Shri M. Anjan Kumar Yadav, president, Hyderabad City Congress Committee, a massive procession was organized on September 30 to protest against the countless scams of TDP/NDA Governments. The rally commenced from Gandhi Bhavan and culminated at Abids, Hyderabad where several party leaders addressed the gathering.

Thousands of Party workers comprising frontal organisations, various party Cells/ Deptts, trade unions, municipal corporators and the office-bearers of City Congress Committee participated in the rally. The procession was led by Shri Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, CLP leaders, and Shri M. Satyanarayana Rao, ex-President APCC, Shri M. Anjan Kumar Yadav, president, Hyderabad City Congress Committee, Shri D. Vittal Rao, who addressed the gathering and demanded the State/ Central governments to bring the culprits to book in several scams.

WARANGAL: The Warangal City Congress Committee organised the Jan Jagran rally to highlight the anti-people policies of the Centre and State governments here on 30 September. The Congress workers took out the protest march and held protest dharna in front of the Telephone Bhawan. Later a memorandum was handed over to the district manager asking actions against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and the TDP governments.

KURUKSHETRA: The Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee led by its president and former chief minister, Shri Bhajan Lal staged a massive rally in Halka Pehwa city of the district on 30 September to show their anger and protest against the corrupt state government and the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. Others present were former Union Minister, Shri Buta Singh, AICC secretary, Shri Jaikishen with local MLAs and party office-bearers.

In this Jan Jagran Rally, the speakers attacked the Central and the State governments for their anti-people policies and the scams committed by them. The message of the Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, which she delivered at the Shimla Convention and the programme and the policies of the Congress party were explained to the people.

Shri Bhajan Lal said the Chautala government has with its false promises made during the elections has only brought dispair to the people of Haryana. "No body is happy as most of the people are on the verge of starvation as they are without jobs," he said. Unless jobs are created for the people they may take the extreme steps of committing suicide, he added.

Shri Buta Singh came down heavily on the Central government and said that the BJP-led NDA government was busy selling off healthy and profit-making public sector units to private companies. Shri Buta Singh said these public sector companies were built over the years by the efforts of the Congress government. He accused the present Central government for dividing the people on caste lines. Shri Jaikishen said the development of the Haryana state and the country can be done only under the Congress government led by Smt. Sonia Gandhi as she understands the pulse of the people and the poor in particular.

JALANDHAR: The Congress workers came out on the roads here on 30 September and staged a demonstration and dharna in front of the Central Government offices against the anti-people policies of the BJP-led NDA government. The demonstration was led by the District Congress Committee president, Shri Tejinder Singh Bittu, and the District Rural Congress pradhan, Shri Rajinder Singh Baba.

According to DCC vice-president, Shri Naresh Kumar Gupta, those who participated in the programme included Shri Balbir Singh, MP, Punjab government Parliamentary secretary, Shri Gurvinder Singh Atwal, Raj Kumar Gupta, MLA, District Board chairman, Ch. Surinder Singh, Rural Mahila Congress president, Smt. Anju Duggal, City Mahila Congress president, Smt. Sushma Gautam, all block presidents and all panch and sarpanchs of the district.

DEHRADUN: The City Congress Committee staged a dharna in front of District Collector's office here on 30 September under the Jan Jagran programme to make the people aware of the anti-people policies of the BJP-led NDA government and exposed the scams, unemployment situation, corrupt practices and communal hatred perpetrated by the BJP government. The protest rally, led by City Congress president, Shri Lalchand Sharma, collected at the Congress Bhawan and thousands of Congress workers then marched to the District Collector's office where they staged the protest dharna and later handed over a memorandum to the District Collector addressed to the President of India and asked for the dismissal of the BJP-led NDA government.

BARIELLY: The Uttar Pradesh Congress Backward Class Department organized the Jan Jagran (people's awareness) programme in which the workers left for the AICC headquarters in New Delhi from Lucknow after passing through all the districts of the state and on their way make the people aware of the anti-people policies of the BJP-led NDA government and to tell the people about the Congress policies and its achievements. The rally arrived here on 24 September and were given a rousing welcome.

Former minister and AICC Member, Shri Praveen Singh Aroon and ex-MLA, Shri Chhote Lal Gangawar rode cycle to boost the morale of the rally cyclists. Addressing the rally, Shri Gangawar said that during the time when backward class was with the Congress, it ruled the country and now with most of them enticed by other parties, it has benefited neither the backward class people nor the Congress party. Therefore, it is high time that the backward class people and all the downtrodden should come together under the Congress flag and strengthen the hands of the Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi so that the Congress comes back to power at the Centre.