In the first major attack on Samajwadi Party government since it came back to power in March 2012, Congress vice- president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused Akhilesh and his team for not supporting his effort to develop Amethi as an export hub of the country besides making it an agriculture and food processing centres.
The youth scion of the Party also seems to be ready to take on Akhilesh on issues related to farmers particularly power crisis which hit the farming. He was scheduled to fly back to New Delhi on Thursday evening but he cancelled his programme and now sources confirmed that he kept the entire administration guessing about purpose of his staying back. Sources said that he will visit some village in the night and spent the night there just to check from the villagers that where the Akhilesh Yadav’s government fails so he could take up those issues later-on during his campaign for next Parliament elections.
``The projects of the Centre is being delayed due to the un- supportive attitude of the State government,'' he alleged while making a direct attack on Akhikesh Yadav. Addressing a pubic meeting soon after laying the foundation stone of a post office in Shukla Bazar in Jagdishpur area of his Amethi parliamentary constituency on Thursday morning, Rahul Gandhi assured that very soon the products manufactured in his constituency would be imported directly to other countries. ''The Food Park and Food processing centre in Amethi would process around 4 different varieties of fruits and vegetables,''he stated adding that state government is least bothered about development of the area.
later the Congress vice-president attended a youth Congress conference at Jagdishpur and received feedback on the election process of the organisation. However, most of the youth activists stressed the need for change in the existing election system. Thereafter Rahul Gandhi went to Gauriganj to attend a function of the Congress Seva Dal.
On the way to Gauriganj some women tried to stop his convey demanding reopening of the army recruitment centre and to highlight the power crisis in the area. He will end his day long programme after attending a function of the women Self-help Group in Jais and will have a night stay at Bhua Mau guest house in Rae Bareli. According to
Congress sources, Congress vice-president could also visit some village in the night to personally get the first hand information about the problems of the farmers particularly the power scenario for which which his party had already carried out four days long demonstration all over the state.
Meanwhile a major mishap was averted when vehicles of the fleet of Rahul Gandhi crashed with another car in Munshiganj police station area here on Thursday morning. Reports said that while none was injured of the fleet but the driver of the Maruti car was injured in the crash which occurred near Sardan village. The accident occurred when the fleet was on its way to Amahat airport in Sultanpur district where Rahul Gandhi would be arriving on a special flight from New Delhi this morning. Rahul Gandhi is on a day long visit to his Parliamentary constituency Amethi on
Thursday which he reportedly extended for a day.