Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked the Party workers to get themselves ready for the coming Assembly polls in the State. She also directed the leaders to make themselves available to attend the problems faced by the people of her constituency.
Meeting leaders of the Party as well as workers at Bhuemau Guest House, on Friday morning, Sonia Gandhi, who was on two day visit to her Parliamentary constituency, asked the cadre that they must take up the battle and go to public so that they could get fruitful results in the next Assembly polls scheduled for early next year. later she hold `Janta Darbar’ and listen to the woes of the public who thronged to share their problems with their leader.
Interestingly, some farmers also tried to meet and inform Sonia Gandhi that disposal of waster water from the Bhuemau Guest House is damaging their crops. However, the security personnel not allowed them to register any kind of protest which further agitated the residents. Some local Congress leaders, however, intervened and assured the protesters that they complaint will be handed over to Sonia Gandhi along with the officials concerned for necessary action. later after visiting some adjoining villages to take first hand account of development work taken up in her constituency, Congress president flew back to New Delhi.
On Thursday, Sonia blamed both the central as well as State government for pathetic condition of the farmers, particularly in her Parliamentary constituency. She expressed her displeasure particularly over non-payment of compensation to farmers for their agriculture loss and no work under the MGNREGA. She later also visited over half a dozen places to pay her condolences to the bereaved families in her constituency.