The former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was responsible for facilitating the advent of information technology revolution in India, said Chief Minister Harish Rawat. He was speaking at a programme organised by the Pradesh Congress Committee to mark Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary at the Congress Bhawan here on Thursday.
Addressing the Party members on the occasion, the Chief Minister credited the former Prime Minister for bringing the nation into the category of powerful and prosperous nations. Rajiv Gandhi was instrumental in the constitutional amendment for empowering Panchayats and enabling the youth to exercise their franchise to vote for a stronger democracy. He had taken the initiative to develop cordial relations with India’s neighbouring countries and it is due to his efforts that India has achieved its present position in the international community, said the CM.
The Pradesh Congress Committee vice president Jot Singh Bisht called the former prime minister a decisive force in the development of modern India. The economic development of India and its strong position in the field of information technology was achieved due to efforts of the former prime minister, added Bisht. The State Forest and Sports minister Dinesh Aggarwal, PCC vice president Ravindra Jain, MlA Hemesh Kharkwal and other party leaders also expressed their views on the occasion.