Sonia Gandhi hears public grievances in Rae Bareli
February 5th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 5 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi was flooded with public complaints when hundreds of locals in her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli discussed their grievances with her here Saturday, a party official said.”Around 1,000 locals met Sonia Gandhi with their complaints and problems,” Congress spokesperson in Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Pratap Singh told reporters. The meeting took place at the Bhuemau guest house for three hours.
“Majority of those who met the Congress president had complaints related to civic issues, particularly bad roads, erratic power supply and inadequate arrangements for drinking water,” he said.
Many youths also met her seeking employment generation in rural areas of the constituency and other parts of the state, he added.
“The Congress president gave a patient hearing to the locals, and assured them of taking adequate steps to sort out their problems,” Singh added.
After meeting the locals, she inaugurated a health camp at the Government Inter College.
Sonia Gandhi arrived here Friday on a two-day tour. She will participate in a programme at a technical education and management institute later in the day.
- Sonia calls upon women to strengthen panchayats (Lead) - Feb 05, 2011
- Sonia Gandhi hears public complaints in Rae Bareli - May 19, 2010
- Sonia Gandhi begins two-day Rae Bareli visit - Feb 04, 2011
- Sonia hears public complaints in Rae Bareli (Lead) - May 19, 2010
- Sonia Gandhi meets officials in Rae Bareli (Lead) - Mar 31, 2010
- Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli - May 10, 2011
- Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli Wednesday - Mar 30, 2010
- Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli - Nov 27, 2010
- Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli Monday - May 15, 2010
- Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli for two days - Feb 02, 2011
- Sonia in Rae Bareli on two-day visit (Lead, Changing dateline) - Dec 11, 2009
- On day of love, warring leaders in battleground UP - Feb 14, 2012
- Sonia Gandhi arrives in Rae Bareli - Mar 31, 2010
- All eyes on Lucknow in fourth phase of UP polls - Feb 18, 2012
- Sonia Gandhi to visit Rae Bareli today - Nov 29, 2010
Tags: adequate steps, civic issues, congress president sonia gandhi, drinking water, employment generation, erratic power supply, guest house, health camp, inter college, management institute, meeting took place, parliamentary constituency, pratap singh, public complaints, public grievances, rae bareli, rural areas, seeking employment, technical education, uttar pradesh