subject: Maulanas laud Rahul Gandhi, Congress [print this page] Maulanas laud Rahul Gandhi, Congress Maulanas laud Rahul Gandhi, Congress
"I have seen such a huge gathering after a long time in the area. His youthfulness and agility is really commendable. Youths like me are easily identifying with him. Most of the leaders here try to woo the voters on the lines of caste and religion, but he is quite different, his only agenda seems to be that of development," said Ramesh Chauhan, a young man who was there to welcome Mr Gandhi.
During his road show in Khatauli, Mr Gandhi got down at a local shop at the Sri Devi Mandir Kanya Inter College and interacted with the people standing there. He also went to the Devi Mandir, which according to the locals is a very pious temple.
"This is a very pious temple, now that Rahul has visited here, everything will move well," said Sona Devi, who was there when Mr Gandhi got down.
In the morning, Mr Gandhi started his road show and reached Daurala and garlanded the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh. He also addressed a public meeting there and said that only the youth can change the face of Uttar Pradesh. He also said that Congress Party's doors are always open for the young who want to lead from the front for the development of Uttar Pradesh.
"The current leadership of Uttar Pradesh is not letting the young blood lead the state. They are crushing the youths who want to lead the state. But the doors of Congress Party are always open for the youth who want to change the face of the state," was what Congress MP said at Daurala in Meerut.
"Look at Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, they are surging ahead and you are trailing backwards. You have contributed a lot in the prosperity of these states, but your state government is not letting you build Uttar Pradesh. If anyone can change the face of UP, it's the young generation. Sixty-percent of UP's population is that of the youth, then why is it so? Come ahead, I want all of you to lead, so that we can together change the state and revive the lost glory. Everyone, whether from any cast, religion or creed, will have to work in tandem to get back the lost glory of Uttar Pradesh," he said.
He further cracked down on the consecutive state governments in Uttar Pradesh saying, "The consecutive state governments in Uttar Pradesh for the last 15-years have cheated you, you voted for them, but they never thought about you and your welfare".
