Modi levelling unfounded corruption charges against Congress: Sonia

Asking people to understand the difference between divisive and inclusive politics, Gandhi appealed to them to vote for Congress whose vision of growth encompasses all sections of the society.

Striking an emotional chord with the voters of Uttarakhand, she said it was hard to forget the disturbing images of the devastation that the hill state suffered in landslides and floods last year.

She said it was due to prioritisation of reconstruction efforts by the state government led by Harish Rawat that yatra to three of the four Himalayan shrines has begun.  Listing out the achievements of Congress-led UPA government in the past 10 years, the Congress President said, “Unlike BJP, we do not make false promises and do what we promise.”

Gandhi said the UPA government gave the Right to Education, introduced midday meal scheme, passed Food Security Act to ensure food to people and brought Right to Information Act which gave a weapon to people in exposing many cases of corruption.

To protect the interests of farmers, Land Acquisition Act was passed and now the lands of farmers cannot be acquired without their consent and they would be entitled to full compensation, she said.

Gandhi promised free medicines and treatment to poor and pensions to disabled, old age people and destitute.