Having an eye on minority vote bank, Congress president Sonia Gandhi vowed that her party has worked for the social and economic uplift of Muslims and that they would continue to do so if voted again to power.
“Congress-led UPA Government had piloted several schemes for the social and economic uplift of Muslims,” Sonia asserted adding that they made a strong pitch for inclusive growth saying if the country has to progress then all sections of the society should get equal opportunity to grow.
“We have largely implemented most of the recommendations made by the Sachar Committee and will implement the remaining recommendations in the future,” she said while addressing a huge public rally in Aligarh, which is first of the All India Congress Committee president in Uttar Pradesh after announcement of Parliament elections, on Friday.