04-14-2007, 01:36 AM
After "Dalit chale COngress ke orey" rally, now this
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Pioneer.com
RK Misra | Porbandar
Guerrilla warfare tactics is what guiding pre-poll politics in Gujarat. While Congress mounts attacks deep into BJP territory, Chief Minister Narendra Modi hits back to defend his turf.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi led the assault here on Monday at the culmination function of the<b> 'Mahatma Gandhi sandesh cycle yatra' </b>here with a frontal attack on the Modi Government charging it with lack of earnestness in implementation of Central schemes. "The UPA Government headed by Manmohan Singh has initiated numerous welfare measures aimed at all-round development but the State Government has been found distinctly wanting in its implementation. While it has shown reluctance in giving land titles to tribals no such reluctance is visible in gifting land at throwaway prices to multi-millionaires," she added.
Even as the Gujarat Congress was busy concentrating on putting up a grand show at public meeting here, Chief Minister Modi was pounding the very same Saurashtra region wooing women voters of the constituency.
If Sonia Gandhi addressed a largely attended rally at the function here, <b>Modi was at Jasdan in Rajkot district addressing an impressive mahila sammelan. </b>"The Chief Minister in Gujarat talks of women's welfare and does precious little for them while it was the Rajiv Gandhi Government at the Centre that gave one-third representation to women in panchayats," Sonia said.
It was a similar scenario which had played itself out in the tribal belt earlier.<b> Sonia Gandhi addressed a similar rally at Devgad Baria on January 19 aimed at winning back the tribal vote bank. Modi was quick to match it with a string of rallies through the length and breadth of the tribal heartland.</b>
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Cong, Modi on warpath to win over tribal votes </b>
Pioneer.com
RK Misra | Porbandar
Guerrilla warfare tactics is what guiding pre-poll politics in Gujarat. While Congress mounts attacks deep into BJP territory, Chief Minister Narendra Modi hits back to defend his turf.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi led the assault here on Monday at the culmination function of the<b> 'Mahatma Gandhi sandesh cycle yatra' </b>here with a frontal attack on the Modi Government charging it with lack of earnestness in implementation of Central schemes. "The UPA Government headed by Manmohan Singh has initiated numerous welfare measures aimed at all-round development but the State Government has been found distinctly wanting in its implementation. While it has shown reluctance in giving land titles to tribals no such reluctance is visible in gifting land at throwaway prices to multi-millionaires," she added.
Even as the Gujarat Congress was busy concentrating on putting up a grand show at public meeting here, Chief Minister Modi was pounding the very same Saurashtra region wooing women voters of the constituency.
If Sonia Gandhi addressed a largely attended rally at the function here, <b>Modi was at Jasdan in Rajkot district addressing an impressive mahila sammelan. </b>"The Chief Minister in Gujarat talks of women's welfare and does precious little for them while it was the Rajiv Gandhi Government at the Centre that gave one-third representation to women in panchayats," Sonia said.
It was a similar scenario which had played itself out in the tribal belt earlier.<b> Sonia Gandhi addressed a similar rally at Devgad Baria on January 19 aimed at winning back the tribal vote bank. Modi was quick to match it with a string of rallies through the length and breadth of the tribal heartland.</b>
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