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| LAST MOMENT OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER RAJIV GANDHI |
Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Rajiv
Gandhi, the third member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to become India’s prime
minister. He was known as India’s youngest prime minister, one under whom the
Indian National Congress party won its best-ever tally of more than 400 seats
in the 545-member Lok Sabha in 1984, riding on the sympathy generated by his
mother Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
Rajiv was assassinated on 21 May 1991 in Sriperumbudur, about 40km
from Chennai, by a woman operative of the Sri Lankan rebel group Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The 46-year-old leader was campaigning for the
1991 general election.
The congress will organize programme in memoriam of Rajiv
25th death anniversary at Delhi.
Rajiv spirited us… is the theme of song based on former
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, which is going to be sung during the remembrance
programme of 25th death anniversary organized by youth congress. Actually
recently the target on Gandhi family, the congress party has decided to recount
the sacrifice of Rajiv Gandhi among the people. The senior leaders will address
the leaders of youth congress.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi will participate in this programme.
Rahul Gandhi is suffering from pneumonia, but is hoped to be participant.
Sheela Dixit will inaugurate this programme in Indira Gandhi indoor stadium. The
congress about its achievements is trying to communicate among people by the
vision and sacrifice of Rajiv Gandhi.
Remembering the contribution of Rajiv Gandhi in the
field of IT, the party leaders are to narrate, "What had Rajiv begun? Modi government is gathering self applaud
after the credit taking."
It is to recall that Panchayati Raj was his dream and
he was to implement it; while the BJP did nothing in this field, nor has yet
the government done anything.
“When Rajiv
Gandhi had brought the computer, how did the then BJP protest him? and now they
all are following the steps of Rajiv Gandhi today, but patting their back”
,will interact in the speech.
The foreign policy and the pm visit will also be reviewed. It is to
communicate that late Rajiv Gandhi was very popular in abroad, but he did not
like the propaganda of today's prime
minister.
Rajiv slashed the age
of franchising votes from 21 to 18 years old was real aspect to defend the
right of youth.
The congress intends to
break two concepts among people: first, there has nothing been developed in
last 60 years; and the development work is going although only now. which
leader of BJP who could sacrifice like Rajiv Gandhi will be brought here in
question of review.
It is interested
that the voice of congress leader, Raj babbar, will be used in the oath; and to
fill the zeal among youths, ‘Rajiv Ho’ song has been prepared.
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and several Congress leaders including
Manmohan will be present at night after 8 o'clock; while all they will offer a
tribute at the (victory venue) Vijey Sthal to the cemetery in the morning. A
short prayer will also be organized there and the torch-bearer march will be
moved.
