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Speech
Emulate
Karnataka : Sonia Gandhi
SUTTUR
(MYSORE): The Congress president and Leader of the Opposition
in the Lok Sabha, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, praised the Non-Governmental
Organisations and religious leaders for their role in implementing
social welfare programmes and said they made a positive
difference to development work initiated by the Karnataka
Government.
She
was launching the telemedicine facility as part of the "Model
health Village Programme," a joint venture of the JSS
Mahavidyapeetha and Narayana Hrudayalaya here on September
2.
Smt.
Gandhi said although the Government had funds, the involvement
of swamijis and NGOs made a difference to the implementation
of the schemes. "Every time I come to Karnataka, I
am struck by the dynamism and dedication of the people in
taking up novel programmes for the masses. Wherever I go
in North India, I always mention how people in Karnataka
never fail to come out with development programmes and ask
them to emulate this."
Smt.
Gandhi called for similar initiatives elsewhere so that
people in rural areas had access to good healthcare. The
three-month programme is intended to address the health
problems of the villagers. Said to be the first such initiative
in the country, the project is expected to make Suttur India’s
first "Health Village" and benefit more than 5,000
people in and around Suttur.
The
project entails the creation of a healthcare database of
all people in the village through a house-to-house survey.
The
Chief Minister, Shri S.M. Krishna, who presided over the
function, said the major health initiative launched by the
Government, the Yashaswini Health programme, was a success
and covered 16 lakh farmers in the State. Already more than
5,000 farmers had constituted a cooperative society with
a monthly contribution of Rs. 5 to ensure coverage of major
surgical intervention when necessary.
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Sonia
Gandhi Condemns Bombay Blasts
The
Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, issued the
following press statement on August 25, 2003.
"I
condemn the serial blasts that occurred in Mumbai
in the strongest possible term. It is apparent that
they have been planned and executed by anti-national
forces. They should be counter-acted by the agencies
of the State Government and Central Government without
giving any quarter whatsoever. I have spoken to the
Chief Minister of Maharashtra to ascertain the facts
and to urge him to take
stern steps to deal with the forces responsible for
these dastardly crimes.  I
convey my deepest sympathies to the members of the
bereaved families."
The
Congress President, Smt Sonia Gandhi enquiring about
the health of the victims of the recent Mumbai blasts
in a hospital in Mumbai. Maharashtra Chief Minister,
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, MPCC President, Shri Ranjit
Deshmukh and MRCC President, Shri Gurdas Kamat accompanied
Smt Gandhi.
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Punish
the Mischief-makers: Sonia Gandhi
The
Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, asked the Maharashtra
Chief Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, on August
26 to ensure that blasts such as recent ones in Mumbai
"do not recur" with terrorist from outside"
striking with substantial impact. She visited the
places where the two blasts took place and met the
people.
Smt.
Gandhi said firmly : "Trace them, catch and punish"
the mischief-makers. Fighting the menace called terrorism,
she said, was the joint task of the State and the
Centre and "we have to work on this together."
The
Maharashtra Govt. had to "be extremely alert"
and "do all it can so that such tragedies like
the one that happened on 25 August do not occur".
"I have asked the Chief Minister that the Govt.
should see to it that they do not occur again."
She
said while talking to correspondents at the Gateway
of India that Shri Shinde had assured her that "he
would go all out and deal with the culprits responsible
for killing the innocent".
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