Congress leaders and workers paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at his birth anniversary at the Congress State head office here on Wednesday. The Uttarakhand PCC chief Kishore Upadhyaya and others garlanded the statue of the former PM at the party head office. Addressing the gathering, Upadhyaya had envisioned development to meet the aspirations of the youth.
By facilitating the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments, he was instrumental in provision of constitutional rights to Panchayati Raj institution."Earlier, only 5,000 persons were at the core of democracy but following these amendments the Panchayats were empowered and the number of such persons increased to five lakh," he said.