Sonia Gandhi in Surat recollects Rajiv Gandhi’s contribution for Gujarat’s development

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi addressed a mammoth election rally at Mandvi (Surat) in South Gujarat on Friday as part of her campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. She took on the Modi-led BJP government in the state and said that the people are fed up with the present state government. Sonia Gandhi said “It was the Congress, which initiated the development in the fields of agriculture and industry in Southern parts of Gujarat. The Congress government had started small scale industries in this region by which lots of people could get employment. Congress always paid special attention to the Adivasi areas of Eastern Gujarat too and also implemented various development projects for their benefits. Who can forget the efforts of late Sh. Rajiv Gandhi to develop the Dahej region which is now considered to be one of the biggest industrial areas?“