Sonia Gandhi extends warm greetings on Eid-al-Fitr

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr by saying that the festival reminds people of virtues of harmonious co-existence and mutual respect for each other's faith.

Conveying her greetings and good wishes, Sonia Gandhi said Eid follows a month of fasting in which the essentials of faith are rejuvenated touching Islam's message of peace and fraternity amongst all mankind.

“‘Eid’ follows a month of fasting in which the essentials of faith are rejuvenated touching Islam’s message of peace and fraternity amongst all mankind. The festival reminds us of the virtues of harmonious co-existence and mutual respect for each other’s faith in a multi religious and diversified society like ours” says her message.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also greeted the nation on the occasion and hoped the festival will instill a sense of unity among all faiths and pride in the composite culture of country.

Sonia Gandhi on Indian soldiers killing: India could not be cowed down by such blatant acts of deceit

New Delhi: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has condemned the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The Congress president issued a statement asserted that India can't be cowed down by such blatant attack and extended her condolences. She also urged the government to take appropriate steps.. 

“Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi has expressed deep grief and shock at the deceitful killing of 5 Indian solders by Pakistan at the LoC in Jammu & Kashmir. Extending heartfelt condolences to the family of the martyred soldiers she said that the entire congress party as indeed the entire country stands by them. She said that the Indian nation could not be cowed down by such blatant acts of deceit and urged the Government of India to take up appropriate measures”, said the statement issued by AICC.

Sonia Gandhi -- the main force behind UPA's pro-poor polices

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is also the UPA Chairperson, has changed the lives of the poor in the country, positively. It was due to her initiative, consistent intervention and pro-poor ideology that Congress-led UPA Government at the centre implemented four major policies — the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Right to Information Act (RTI), the Right to Education Act (RTE) and, finally, the most important one, the Food Security Ordinance (FSO) and by these progressive polices Indian democracy has become seriously transformative.

IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal issue: Sonia Gandhi writes to PM asking him to intervene

New Delhi: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has intervened in the matter of controversial suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal in Uttar Pradesh by writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing concern over the issue on Saturday.

Sonia Gandhi, through her letter, asked the Central government whether it could intervene in the matter and look at how the issue can be resolved. “Although the matter is between the state and an official, the Centre should see how it can show concern, urged the Congress President.

Sonia Gandhi also noted that there was widespread concern as the officer stood up to vested interests. “We must ensure that the officer is not unfairly treated.”

On Friday, Nagpal met the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh over her suspension and said she had done nothing wrong. Nagpal submitted a two-page report to the chief secretary stating she was innocent.

The timely intervention by Sonia Gandhi is significant at a time when Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government has stoically stuck to its decision of suspending Ms Nagpal, whose action it said, threatened communal disturbance.

Congress party is safe in the hands of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has been putting in all his conscious efforts to help his mother and Congress President Sonia Gandhi to further strengthen the party. The Congress reached new heights under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and now Rahul Gandhi has been travelling across the country in a bid to boost the Congress leaders, followers and party workers.

Maintain restraint and brotherhood; Sonia Gandhi urges Telangana Congress leaders

New Delhi: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi urged the Congress leaders from the Telangana region to maintain restraint, brotherhood and cordial relations with people of Andhra and Rayalseema regions.

A group of Congress leaders including Union Ministers S Jaipal Reddy, Balram Naik, MPs Ponnam Prabhakar, S Rajaiah, P Govardhana Reddy and a large contingent of state ministers from the region called on Sonia Gandhi to thank her for the Telangana decision. They also had met the Prime Minister. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was also at 10 Janpath, when the Telangana leaders visited there.

“You have to maintain restraint because some people may be aggrieved over the decision. Maintain brotherhood with people of other regions with whom you have lived for so long. Maintain a cordial relationship and give support to people from the other regions, who have settled in the Telangana region,” urged Sonia Gandhi to the Congress leaders.

Congress MP Rajaiah said that Sonia Gandhi was keen that people from non-Telangana regions living in Hyderabad and other districts of the Telangana region are given support and have a sense of belonging. “We thanked Sonia Gandhi for the decision on Telangana saying it would be a red-letter day and assured her that we will co-operate with our brothers from other two regions. The fact is that they have settled not only in Hyderabad but in all other nine districts of Telangana and are holding key posts there,” he said.

Another MP Ponnam Prabhakar said that Telangana leaders have also decided to form a Sadhbhavana Group and meet the legislators and MPs from other two regions seeking their cooperation in formation of the new state for which Congress Working Committee passed a resolution on Tuesday.

Sonia Gandhi -- an inspiration for Congress workers

Under the present Congress President Sonia Gandhi, the party has reached new heights of its growth and party is growing from strength to strength. To help Sonia Gandhi, now party Vice President Rahul Gandhi has been travelling across the country in a bid to boost the Congress leaders, followers and party workers.