The Congress party is committed to facilitating equal opportunities in education and employment for the crores of Indians from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, neglected sections and the minorities. Chief Minister Harish Rawat has said this while speaking at a function held by the party to mark the 131st foundation day of the Congress here on Monday.
Addressing party workers at the programme held in Congress Bhawan here, the Chief Minister claimed the party was known for uniting the public and vision of a modern nation for policy change.
Rawat said, “On the foundation laid in the past by great Congress leaders, the party is working on the campaign to build the nation’s future under the leadership of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi. Congress wants to facilitate equal opportunities for the backward and minorities in the spheres of education and employment. We are working towards facilitation of electricity supply in remote rural areas, irrigation for farming, reasonable price to farmers for their agricultural produce, payment of minimum wages and minimum working days for the unemployed and farm workers, strengthening the public distribution system, infrastructural development of roads, rail network, airports and ports.
Earlier, addressing the gathering on the occasion, Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay claimed the party had a history of sacrifices. Upadhyay said, “Congress members are passing through a difficult phase. I believe our party members must be experiencing anguish when our main opponents exhort the public for making a ‘Congress-free India’. The PCC chief also exhorted the party workers to unite efforts against ‘fascist’ mentality. MlAs Rajkumar, Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’ and other Congress leaders along with party members from various parts of the State were also present on the occasion.