Sonia Gandhi addresses the function to celebrate 105th birthday of Shivakumara Swami jee

Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended the 105th birthday celebrations of the highly respected Shivakumara Swami at 'Siddaganga Mutt' at Tumkur in Bangalore, which is considered to be one of India's oldest religious institutions. Sonia Gandhi asserted that education must inculcate respect for the wonderful diversities of our society. It is this diversity that has given us strength. Beneath this diversity lays the continuity and unity of our great nation.

Sonia Gandhi pays respects to Shivakumara Swami Jee in Bangalore

Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended the 105th birthday celebrations of the highly respected seer Shivakumara Swami at 'Siddaganga Mutt' at Tumkur in Bangalore, which is considered to be one of India's oldest religious institutions. Education is, no doubt, about academic learning. It is, no doubt, about acquiring qualifications to ultimately find security and fulfillment in life. But surely there has to be something deeper, something more basic to education if it is to serve as an effective instrument of nation building. And that something is values - moral values” said Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi in Bangalore: Ensure that right to education is asserted and imposed properly

Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended the 105^th birthday celebrations of the highly respected Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami at 'Siddaganga Mutt' at Tumkur in Bangalore and paid respects to the seer and said that it is for the people to ensure that the right to education is asserted and imposed so that poor children of the age group 6 to 14 get free education.

“And now, the primary education has been made a fundamental right. It is for all of us to ensure that this right is asserted and imposed so that all of India’s children from 6 to 14 receive free education” said Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi continued “But education must also develop, what Nehru used to often speak about, is scientific temper. What is scientific temper? It is a spirit of ceaseless questioning, of relentless enquiries. Indeed we had ancient centres of learning, individual thinkers and philosophers in our country whose works led path breaking discoveries”.

Sonia Gandhi also recalled that we have great cultural, spiritual and intellectual traditions based on the wisdom, learning and experience gained over the millennia. “So, true education combines respects for these traditions with a progressive, contemporary outlook that meets challenges of our times” asserted Sonia Gandhi.

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Sonia Gandhi attends 105th birthday celebrations of Shivakumara Swami in Bangalore

Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended the 105th birthday celebrations of the highly respected seer Shivakumara Swami at 'Siddaganga Mutt' at Tumkur in Bangalore, which is considered to be one of India's oldest religious institutions. “May Dr Shivakumara Swami jee continue to inspire lakhs and lakhs of people across the state, across the country and indeed across the world in the cause of education, social service, philanthropy and spirituality,” said Sonia Gandhi paying respects to the seer in her address.

Sonia Gandhi in Raebareli: Congress has a long history of development and service

It was a morale boosting experience for the Congress workers and supporters in Raebareli when they saw both Congress President Sonia Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi together attending a Congress rally at Raebareli, the parliament constituency of Sonia Gandhi.

The UPA chairperson said that Congress has always been committed to work for the entire section of the people. “We will continue this principle, come whatever may. But here in Uttar Pradesh it is a matter of regret that all ideals and principles are at risk where a phase of petty interest, corruption and politics of opportunism has been launched in the name of caste and religion,” Sonia Gandhi added.

Recalling the earlier political alliances in UP, Sonia Gandhi said, “All the non-Congress parties - BJP, SP or the BSP - have joined hands for power time and again and have together ruined the state. None of these parties are concerned for the development”. ”No one is bothered about the pain and difficulties of the poor. There can be no hope of development in the entire state including Rae Bareli from these parties,” said the Congress President.

“What we require for the happiness of the people and the development of the state is hard work, devotion, commitment and determination,” Sonia Gandhi asserted.

“The Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set an example for this. Only the Congress can provide such good governance. It has a long history of development and service. Congress is the party of all classes, caste, creed and community. It is the hope of the people. It has been fighting, since the beginning, to protect the interests of every citizen in the country. Now we are fighting to bring back the happiness and development in Uttar Pradesh and for that we need your support and cooperation,” said Sonia Gandhi.

“Do not be misled by the campaign of other political parties and support Congress candidates in Raebareli and in the entire Uttar Pradesh by ensuring every single vote for the Congress,” reminded Sonia Gandhi.

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Sonia Gandhi at the 105th birthday celebrations of Shivakumara Swami at Siddaganga Mutt in Bangalore

Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended the 105th birthday celebrations of the highly respected Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami at 'Siddaganga mutt' at Tumkur in Bangalore, which is considered to be one of India's oldest religious institutions. “May Dr Shivakumara Swaijee continue to inspire lakhs and lakhs of people across the state, across the country and indeed across the world in the cause of education, social service, philanthropy and spirituality,” said Sonia Gandhi paying respects to the seer.
The Congress President added, “The primary education has been made a fundamental right. It is for all of us to ensure that this right is asserted and imposed so that all of India’s children from 6 to 14 receive free education”.
Striking an emotional chord with the people of Karnataka, Sonia Gandhi asserted that nothing exemplifies India’s diversity better than Karnataka itself, where people belonging to different culture, believing in different faith and speaking different languages have lived and worked for peace and harmony with each other.
Sonia Gandhi also asserted that education must inculcate respect for the wonderful diversities of our society. “It is this diversity that has given us strength. Beneath this diversity lays the continuity and unity of our great nation” stressed Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi at Siddaganga Mutt to pay respects to Shivakumara Swami jee in Bangalore

Bangalore: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is attending the Guruvandana programme of Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur. The occasion was to pay respects to Shivakumara Swami jee on his 105th birthday celebrations. “May Dr Shivakumara Swaijee continue to inspire lakhs and lakhs of people across the state, across the country and indeed across the world in the cause of education, social service, philanthropy and spirituality” said Sonia Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai to rejuvenate Congress

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi reached Mumbai on Friday on a two-day visit. Rahul Gandhi said that he would tour the state more often to boost the grass root cadre and assist party preparations for the 2014 assembly elections.
Interacting with NSUI delegates from Maharashtra at Bhaidas Hall in suburban Vile Parle, Rahul Gandhi said, "I plan to undertake constituency-wise tours to take a first-hand view of the party's strengths and weaknesses. I will come more often here."
He also held a meeting with Youth Congress elected representatives. Rahul Gandhi called for the need to have zero tolerance to corruption and said that even those from the Congress should not be spared.
Rahul Gandhi also felicitated youth Congress activists who had won the recent local bodies election. He asked the youth Congress activists to identify their area of work and compile it on the youth Congress website. "The work will be evaluated and marks would be given. Good and meritorious workers will get enough chance to prove their mettle in politics, added the congress General Secretary.

Rahul Gandhi visits drought-hit Satara in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited various places in the drought-hit Satara district in Maharashtra Saturday morning. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and other senior ministers were also along with him.
Rahul Gandhi visited the Zalshi Talao, which is one of the water sources in the district. He is also scheduled to go to nearby Bijwadi to take a look at state government sponsored employment guarantee schemes being implemented there among the drought-affected people of Satara and also will visit the Pangari fodder depot in the district which supplies fodder to a large cattle population in the region.

Rahul Gandhi: I am here in UP to work with the people to develop the state

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for Congress in UP had said that casteism and goonda raj have been increased and development took a back seat under the successive non-Congress governments in the state in the past two decades. Rahul Gandhi added that only a Congress Government can bring back development in the state and for this people's mindset needed to be changed.

Assuring the people that his mission is to bring back development in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi said that he was ready to toil hard for this purpose. "I am ready to work. You can get the maximum work done from me for the progress of the state. I will never backtrack. I am ready to work hard. But, you should also realise your strength."

Slamming the BSP and the SP the Congress General Secretary said that corruption was rampant during their rule in the state. Neither Mulayam Singh Yadav nor Mayawati had gone to the people in the past five years but now these leaders make tall promises to the people, Rahul Gandhi said.

"Now during the election time these leaders are making all sorts of promises to the people to mislead them," said Rahul Gandhi.

 

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