bharat ratna rajiv 21st may 2012
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21st may 1991 sri perumbudur was rocked by a blast suicide attacker had succeeded in their evil motives they snatched away rajivji from us and the progressive movement of a developing nation was brought to a screeching halt this was an international conspiracy that many top world leaders were afraid about the then palestinian president yasir arafat had serious concerns about such an attack on rajiv gandhi and so he had also warned himin november 1990 mid term polls were declared in india from the very beginning it was clear that the mood of public was pro congress and rajiv gandhi was likely to be the prime minister again during rajiv gandhis prime minister rule the neighboring country sri lanka was burning with isolation and violence to maintain the regional harmony and the sovereignty of its neighbour rajiv gandhis government acted promptlyrajiv gandhi after signing a treaty with sri lanka the agreement holds out the promise of a strong united peaceful sri lanka which is as much in our interest as it is in yoursit is the unity of hearts that guarantees the unity of nations india and sri lanka have been the joint founders of the non alignment movement our commitment to non-alignment grows out of our traditions and ethos of our freedom struggle peace in our region depends crucially on all of remaining non alignedno body couldve imagined that it would be so life threatening for him to desire peace the shaanti sena sent by india had destroyed the hopes of ltte that was set out to divide sri lanka this was a big jolt for ltte chief prabhakaran and he started planning the assassination of rajiv gandhi he was also perturbed by the possibility of rajiv gandhi returning to power after indian elections from the beginning of year 1991 ltte terrorists had laid the foundation of rajiv jis assassinationafter the two dress rehearsals in local rallies the attackers finally succeeded on 21 may 1991 in perumbudur 21 may 1991 became a black day in the history of india the sun had set even before rising his dreams also died with him unfulfilledwish his dream had not died wish he had not diedrajiv gandhi was born in a politically active family yet he was an apolitical personhis entry to politics was circumstantial but when he took over the control his every move was of a mature statesman entry in politics31 october 1984like every other day the morning sun was cozy and the sunlight was filtering down from the tree leaves like every other day birds were out of their nests flying high in the sky but unlike every other day when prime minister indira gandhi was stepping out of her house his bodyguards did not pay her the usual respect instead shot her down point blank it was an end of an era by all ways her death suddenly created a vacuum around everyone just had one question in mind who will fill this vacuumrajiv gandhi rose to the occasion because his entry to politics and power was circumstantial the opposition doubted his credentials but when he acted every step became a milestonerajiv gandhi speech on 15 august 1985this morning at 3 am an agreement has been done between students in assam and the government of india rajiv gandhi did not only gave a vision but also showed a great sensibility as a prime minister when he made anandpur sahab issue an election issue pointing that disinterest of opposition in maintaining the integrity of india it should also be noted that congress has performed best ever under rajiv gandhis leadership in 1984 lok sabha election congress got 412 seats respected atal bihari vajpayee couldnt even win the electionas a member of parliament he displayed immense maturity it seemed as if he had been in politics for a long time in his not so long tenure he proved the mettle of his vision and thoughtsin the 20th century rajiv gandhi wanted the countrymen to eye at 21st century and not 19th century probably thats why we all know he tried his best to propel the country ahead in the fields of computer technology and sciencerajiv gandhi emerged like a bright star on the sky of a developing india rajiv used to say that if we try to progress in all the areas simultaneously we might not be able to succeed so we need to focus essentially on some key areas where we are already equipped and where we have a larger possibility of reaching the front ranksrajiv gandhi had equal amount of attention towards village development as well as computer technology advancement he emphasized on panchayati raj strengthening and simultaneously brought the country towards technological advancementbeing inspired by mahatma gandhis thoughts on self reliance of villages he too believed that the india of 21st century can only be realized when rural india is also developed rajiv gandhiwe need to change the scenario of rural areas and for that we need to change the lives of farmers workers this is the only way out we need to the farmers closer to the use of technology give them advanced equipments give them newer variety of seeds and teach them new irrigational methods on the other side we will also make sure that they get the right price of their production this way we are trying to help out the farmersbringing the 73rd constitutional amendment he also brought the idea of a government of the people by the people for the people into a real shape rajiv gandhi after the country got independent the constitution promised the resolution of empowering the third strata of society first and second is functional from delhi or functional in capital cities which is decently empowered after several elections these can not be moved now but because the third strata is still weak the weakness passes on to the first and second strata too people at the top strata become paper lions this way a complete hollow set up is built and that is what we need to rectify for rajiv ji panchayati raj and women empowerment were necessarily linked he was exactly right when he thought that indian society cannot be democratized without women participationin this set up of panchayti raj every strata of society got equal opportunities today every level of society is a participant in the process of progresstoday india has a strong standing in the field of information technology throughout the globe and the credit goes to rajiv gandhirajiv gandhiwe need to ensure that newest of technology is utilized and used at the rural level we need to befriend science and technology to jump to higher notchesnarayan moorti founder infosyshe raised the confidence of the nation he emphasized on the role of technology information technology in particular i think he showed to the world that he had a dream he too had a dream as he said we all got enthused by seeing a young idealistic and dynamic person rajiv gandhi was one of the two people whose death invoked great sentiments in me because he was young dynamic and he had a vision for india for the future he was an extraordinary leader and i think we all are going to miss him i wish he had lived longerpurushottam agrawal the best part about rajiv gandhis vision was that he realized it very early that in the progress of india information technology is going to play a decisive role to realize this to say this and to be joked about for this vision was only possible for him because he was apolitical by thoughts and so he could say what was right without being entangled by momentary politics decades before rajiv gandhi had imagined the world of today during his tenure he initiated a lot of programmes for the progress of technologysubhash kashyaphe laid stress on the development of fields like space research nuclear research genetic engineering genetic biology and computer software developmentshowing focus towards these selected areas he was instrumental in indias success in theses areasrajiv gandhi had the conviction to change his dreams into reality he wanted to development initiatives to be treated like a mission and so all his targets were his missions ratherrajiv gandhiwe have devised a very special programme for women for the first time a perspective plan is made that digs deep into the problems of women in india and tries to solve thempurushottam agrawal rajiv gandhis emphasis on panchayti raj explains the fact that he believed that in a country like india or for that matter any country the real power be it political or administrative cannot be fully tapped and democratized without women rajiv gandhi was not only interested in the technological development of the country but he had equal interest in maintaining the national culturerajiv gandhii was touring jammu kashmir and ladakh for 3 days wanted to know how difficult life is in these places see the coincidence it has snowed and now i know how difficult it is for youhe wanted the structure of development to be uniform and in sync with the national culturerajiv gandhithe biggest problem is lack of discipline discipline everywhere on the roads discipline in public and at a much higher level discipline in the functioning of governments central government state governments this is where we need to tighten upto ensure youth participation in the political system of the country his government lowered the age of voting from 21 to 18rajiv gandhiunemployment is the problem of most young people in india and so we have brought down the age of voting from 21 to 18this will make your youth thoughts come up and help in raising your voice so that a government is formed that helps yousubhash kashyap he wanted that if democracy has to be a success a common mans participation is must it requires the real participationfor a successful democracy the bargaining of candidates during government formation needs to be checked he realized that administration is not accessible and answerable to a common mans needs he was prompt in making changesrajiv gandhitill there is a gap in the implementation of schemes and the problems at grass root level till there is a gap in execution and transparency there would be scamps happening the faulty administrative structure that we have erected today waits for command from delhi central control for any step to be taken at village level we need to change this we need to send control to the village to the blocks in the rural areas then when the question is asked at the rural level answer is given at the rural level the scope for wrong execution will be over then any programme made from centre will benefit you fullyrajiv gandhi was equally concerned about the communal harmony of the nationrajiv gandhimahatma gandhi ji and indira gandhi ji laid down their lives fir the integrity of the nation india cannot survive without secularism we will do anything to uphold our secular values with all my strengths i shall continue to serve the people of indiarajiv gandhi was a strong supporter of peace and harmony inside the state as well as outside the state he advocated the need to know the opinion of people against the wars and conflicts he was very clear expressing his opinion against disarmament on the international platformrajiv gandhi at an international eventwe believe in human rights and human dignity peace can not be bought to the mere control of armaments while encouraging the development of newer generation of weapons nuclear and conventional peace requires the diversion of resources from weapons to development peace requires a wholesome environment and the conservation of natures gift of life on planet earth peace means an end to terrorism whether by states or individualswho had known that a soldier of peace would have died such a violent death the country was stunned the world was shocked leaders and dignitaries had come from around the world to pay last tributes to the legendrajiv gandhi in his short span of leadership achieved so much for india what many cant get in whole lifetoday on his martyrdom day nation salutes the visionary

rahul gandhi urges students to work for the poor
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congress general secretary said there are two india now one is of the rich and the other is of the rich rich people are connected with the progress but the other side is ignored we want that poor section to improve and connected to the process of development we should stress on this particular thing if we want to bring real development said rahul gandhi rahul gandhi wanted a 039connected india039

rahul gandhi visits a milk factory
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congress general secretary rahul gandhi visited a milk factory along with a foreign dignitary david miliband in up rahul gandhi explained the process at the factory to the visitor they interacted with the officials and monitored the entire functions and their schemes to help the poor

upa serious about minorities- rahul gandhi
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rahul gandhi aicc general secretary said that the government of uttar pradesh ignored the real issues in up all parties like bjp sp and bsp ruled the state but did nothing for you told rahul gandhi in uttar pradesh but congress led government at the centre made a lot of policies and even made a ministry for the minorities said rahul gandhi

up govt blocks development- rahul gandhi
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congress general secretary rahul gandhi said that he wants more developments in amethi and up he dedicated the centralised stamping unit of bhel to the nation in amethi rahul gandhi was accompanied by union ministers rahul gandhi said that he plans to bring more and more developments in amethi rahul gandhi also aired his concern related to electricity in amethi up govt blocks the development in up he added

rahul gandhi meets quake victims in sikkim
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aicc general secretary rahul gandhi visited quake-hit sikkim to meet victims and to take stock of rescue and relief efforts mr gandhi arrived at gangtok at around 10:30 am party sources said that rahul gandhi039s visit is to meet workers and officials to get a first-hand account of the extent of damage in sunday039s earthquake in which more than 80 people have been killed rahul gandhi is scheduled to visit meghalaya too as part of his efforts to boost youth congress membership in the state

rahul gandhi visits quake-hit sikkim
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aicc general secretary rahul gandhi visited quake-hit sikkim to meet victims and to take stock of rescue and relief efforts mr gandhi arrived at gangtok at around 10:30 am party sources said that rahul gandhi039s visit is to meet workers and officials to get a first-hand account of the extent of damage in sunday039s earthquake in which more than 80 people have been killed rahul gandhi is scheduled to visit meghalaya too as part of his efforts to boost youth congress membership in the state

sonia gandhi interacts with people in raebareli
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sonia gandhi congress president visited raebareli she interacted with the people there sonia gandhi is the member of parliament from raebareli sonia gandhi enquired about the mid-day meals scheme she discussed regarding the implementation of the same in her constituency

sonia gandhi keenly listening
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sonia gandhi congress president visited raebareli she interacted with the people there sonia gandhi is the member of parliament from raebareli sonia gandhi enquired about the mid-day meals scheme she also enquired about the various issues and problems being faced by the people of her constituency

respect our diversity says rahul gandhi
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congress general secretary rahul gandhi said that india is not merely a geographical entity unity in diversity is our strength he added people across the world loves india and we should appreciate the diversity of our country said rahul gandhi

rahul gandhi quotday light loot in upquot
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congress general secretary rahul gandhi undertook a padyatra in various places at up he visited many villages and interacted with villagers and enquired about their problems he criticized the land acquisition policies of mayawati government in uttar pradesh rahul gandhi listened to the grievances of the farmers and villagers and he blamed the up government for the entire problems he criticized the atrocities by the up police and the attack on farmers he assured the farmers all the support to get them justice rahul gandhi visited bhatta parsaul where he visited many farmers visited the victims of the houses of farmers injured during the police firing

rahul gandhi chats with youth
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congress general secretary rahul gandhi chats with some youngsters during a padyatra in up he visited many places and walked with the people amidst slogans rahul gandhi zindabad he mingled with people listened to their problems waved the people rahul gandhi really enjoyed the yatra and made use of the campaign to know more about people and the country and the issues

rahul gandhi greeted by children
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congress general secretary rahul gandhi undertook a padyatra in up he was greeted by a group of children he talked to them rahul gandhi visited many places and walked with the people amidst slogans rahul gandhi zindabad he mingled with people listened to their problems waved the people rahul gandhi really enjoyed the yatra and made use of the campaign to know more about people and the country and the issues

rahul gandhi listening to complaints
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congress general secretary rahul gandhi undertook a padyatra in up he was greeted by the villagers he criticized the police atrocities in up and also promised his and congress part039s full support rahul gandhi visited many places and walked with the people amidst slogans rahul gandhi zindabad he mingled with people listened to their problems waved the people rahul gandhi really enjoyed the yatra and made use of the campaign to know more about people and the country and the issues

indira gandhi quoti will serve my country till my lastquot
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indira gandhi addressed a huge gathering in my entire life i dedicated my life for the service of my country i will continue to do so till my last breath said indira gandhi even after my death every drop of my blood will be for the service of my country said indira gandhi