Sify,com, 7th March, 2008
Friday, 07 March , 2008, 22:35
Bhawanipatna (Orissa): In a virtual launch of the campaign for Lok Sabha poll, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday embarked on his ‘Discover India’ journey from Orissa's poverty-stricken Kalahandi area attacking the BJD-BJP government for its alleged poor implementation of the Centre's flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
He said though the country was making rapid progress, regions like Kalahandi were lagging behind in getting facilities in health, education and employment because the BJD-BJP government in the state had ‘failed’ to properly implement the scheme.
Asking the people to fight for their right to get jobs under the scheme, Rahul told a public meeting here: "Immediate steps must be taken to ensure balanced growth by uplifting those lagging behind as there still exist two Indias - one growing rapidly while the other backward as ever."
Projecting himself as a protector of tribal rights, Rahul said: "Your fight is mine too. I am a soldier for adivasis (tribals). I have heard your voices (of concern)."
Rahul, who is on a four-day tour of Orissa, went deep inside Niyamigiri Hills and met members of the Dongria Khand tribe in the Ejrupa village of the district.
The Congress leader promised his party's full help to protect the tribal heartland from mining.
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