Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra pay tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The Congress meet at Veer Bhumi on his birth anniversary where Rahul and Priyanka along with Robert Vadra paid floral tributes to the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial. Among others, Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shaktisinh Gohil also paid homage to the former PM.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi was not present as she tested positive for Covid-19 recently, and recuperating from the disease. Earlier in a tweet, Rahul remembering his father and the former PM wrote, “Papa you are with me every moment in my heart. I will always try to fulfil the dream which you dreamt for the country.”
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Rajiv Gandhi’s single term as a PM will be remembered for his numerous landmark and far-reaching achievements. Remembering some of his achievements, the Congress MP said, “He deepened the foundations of the IT revolution that has transformed India. He ushered the country into the computer, telecom and software development era.”
The former PM crafted accords that brought peace and development back to troubled regions of the country like Assam, Punjab, Mizoram and Darjeeling, he added. “The Indian National Congress salutes this brave son of India and rededicates itself to the ideals he stood for, the principles he upheld, the values he cherished and the causes he championed,” the Congress MP said in a statement.
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Rahul Gandhi shares a short documentary:
पापा, आप हर पल मेरे साथ, मेरे दिल में हैं। मैं हमेशा प्रयास करूंगा कि देश के लिए जो सपना आपने देखा, उसे पूरा कर सकूं। pic.twitter.com/578m1vY2tT
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 20, 2022
Rajiv Gandhi – A Life well lived.#RajivEkSankalp pic.twitter.com/J1yEzzQaqC
— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) August 20, 2022
Rajiv ji's legacy will live forever,
🔸IT revolution
🔸Public Call Offices (PCOs)
🔸Panchayati Raj
🔸33% reservation for women
🔸Liberalisation
🔸Voting rights from 18 yr
🔸IGNOU & moreTributes to the visionary leader
Sh. Rajiv Gandhi ji 💐#BharatKeRajiv #RajivEkSankalp pic.twitter.com/eQ3EaW97ds— Dev 🇮🇳 (@DebasisSahoo31) August 20, 2022
"I'm young and i too have a dream. Dream of an India strong, independent and self-reliant and in the front rank of the nations of the world" – Shri Rajiv Gandhi ji,#RajivEkSankalp#RememberingRajivGandhi pic.twitter.com/uYioyEZ3Mv
— Sunitajadhav (@sunmor2901) August 20, 2022
राष्ट्र की एकता और अखंडता से बढ़कर कुछ भी नहीं।#RajivEkSankalp pic.twitter.com/xcbRAfP2oh
— Indian Youth Congress (@IYC) August 19, 2022