DELHI PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE OBSERVES RAJIV GANDHI JI’S 71st BIRTHDAY
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Shri Ajay Maken said at a meeting to mark the 71st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna Shri Rajiv Gandhi, at the DPCC Office, Rajiv Bhawan here today, that if India was a fast developing world economy and major power in its own right, it was due to the vision, foresight and the hard work put in by Shri Rajiv Gandhi, who had set the ball rolling to make India a modern, technologically-driven and advanced nation. Shri Maken exhorted the Congress workers to work hard to realize the dream of Rajiv Ji of making India a world power in every respect. Shri Ajay Maken and other leaders offered floral tributes to the portrait of Rajivji.
Besides DPCC president Shri Ajay Maken, AICC in-charge of Delhi Shri P.C.Chacko, Ex-MP Mahabal Mishra, former Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Shri Amrish Gautam, Ex MLAs Dr. Narendra Nath, Bhisham Sharma, Anil Bhardwaj, Hari Shankar Gupta, Brahm Yadav, Chattar Singh, Jagjivan Sharma, Sewa Dal chief organizer Dineshwar Tyagi, Ramesh Dutta and a large number of Congress workers. The Congress workers and leaders assembled at Rajiv Bhawan after attending a morning prayer-meeting at Veer Bhoomi at Rajghat.
Shri Ajay Maken said Shri Rajiv Gandhi had dreamt of a bright future for India, and the country was now heading towards realizing Rajivji’s dream of making the nation a modern, technologically advanced, employment-generating country which could compete with the best in the world on an even footing. He said every Indian should take a pledge to realize Rajivji’s dream of making India a world power, where the poor and the Dalits would be able to improve their lot, and be equals like the rest of the population. Shri Maken said Congress was the party of the poor, and it had always worked for the welfare of the poor and the downtrodden, and the inspiration derived from Rajivji’s ideals have made the party richer.
Shri Ajay Maken said Shri Rajiv Gandhi will always be remembered for bringing computer revolution to the country, giving voting rights to those of 18 years and 33 per cent reservation for women. Shri Maken said Shri Rajiv Gandhi worked for a peaceful world, where everyone could co-exist in a friendly and fearless manner, and a modern, vibrant India which would play a major role in the world in the 21stCentury. He said the cruel hands of terrorism snatched away the great leader from our midst, and no effort should be spared to wipe out the scourge of terrorism from the world.
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