More the power quicker the development, says Sonia

Erode, September 4:: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday justified the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying nuclear power was crucial for the country’s development even as Opposition parties targeted the UPA Government over US disclosures on the controversial pact.

“It is imperative for the country to have nuclear power for its development,” she told a rally in this town, located in Western Tamil Nadu.

“We are a big country, with over 100 crore people. We need energy. We believe that nuclear power is crucial. More the power, quicker the development,” she said.

This power could be sufficiently supplied to both households and industries as well as farmers, she said.

Referring to the construction of two nuclear reactors at Koodankulam in Tirunelveli district, she said Tamil Nadu will start receiving power from the plant soon.

Listing out her party’s priorities, she said the people and country came first.

“Our UPA Government introduced the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which assured 100 days of employment to the rural people during the lean period and NREGA had been extended to all the the districts in the country’, she said.

Getting into an election mode, the Congress President listed the achievements of the UPA government and also explained the projects and schemes being implemented by the Congress-led coalition.

Sonia Gandhi said the UPA government’s introduction of 27 per cent reservation to OBCs in elite technical institutions would enable lakhs of students from the underprivileged society to study in these institutions.

She said the farm loan waiver of Rs 66,000 crore was one of the biggest achievements of the UPA government.

Taking a dig at the BJP, she said “the Congress is not a party which divides society on the basis of religion, but unites them. We have time and again demonstrated our commitment to social harmony,” she said.

With the Lok Sabha just months away, she asked the party cadres to “spread the achievement of the party in every nook and corner of Tamil Nadu and strengthen the party to ensure it continues to play a major role in Indian Politics”.

She said UPA and the Congress had taken very special care to address all concerns of the people of Tamil Nadu.

Recalling her commitment to the people of Tamil Nadu, Sonia Gandhi said railway lines in the entire state would be converted into broad gauge in another three years.

She also recalled the Centre granting classical language status for Tamil, considering the very rich and ancient heritage of the language.

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