Rahul Gandhi’s begging remarks being misused by opposite parties

Nowadays, it has become common that if you do not get a proper weapon to counter, then pick up one non-issue and make a mountain out of it. That is what happened with Rahul Gandhi also. In Phulpur the Congress leader was promptly highlighting the pathetic conditions, bad infrastructure and worse living atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh. And it is not a joke that people from U.P migrate to other places seeking better living conditions and money, only because they are not able to find the same at their own native place. But instead of understanding the harsh reality, it is very easy to attack somebody picking up a ‘word’ and divert the entire issue and dilute its seriousness.

I do agree that every leader should be conscious enough to use the words, especially at a public meeting. But sometimes, we lose our temper when we personally experience the painful living standards of the common man, the poor infrastructure, day-light loot, atrocities against women, dalits, farmers and rampant corruption throughout. It is a known fact to all that Rahul Gandhi is a man who always takes pain to roam around the villages so as to realize their miseries and pains.

If we analyse Rahul Gandhi we can clearly understand that he is not man who unnecessarily create issues. He has been always careful not to indulge in any unwanted controversies and very rarely uses such ‘questionable’ comments even. Further unlike many other political persons, he has never been media hungry; the examples of his surprise visits to villages, having food at their homes, visit to farmers of Bhatta-Parsaul, visit to Mawal and Forbesganj prove this fact beyond doubt. He always loved to remain behind the curtains, but clear on his priorities and lead from the front for protecting the rights of common man. His letters to the Prime Minister demanding transparency in public life, his vision on Lokpal institution and his efforts for an effective Land Acquisition Bill are some of the stunning silent political interventions by this young visionary. We should see his ‘begging’ comments also with such an eye. May be the words could have been chosen more carefully. The fact is that people are leaving their homes for greener pastures. Who will leave their beautiful native place and settle outside, if they had similar avenues there at their own place? If we travel by any Delhi or Mumbai bound trains, then only we can understand the trauma faced by the people from U.P and Bihar, and how sad they are to work outside.

Congress sees a loot in Janani Suraksha Yojna under BSP Govt.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati always says that she is the apostle of woman and Dalits. But if we go through the present records of Uttar Pradesh we can realize that she has failed on both the fronts. Under Maya regime, the crime against women and atrocities against Dalits have piled up. The recent report from the National Crime Record Bureau clearly indicates the increase in crime rates, rape and atrocities in U.P. 

Launching the Congress campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had slammed Mayawati for the rampant corruption in the state as well as the atrocities against women, dalits and farmers.  “Under the Janani Suraksha Yojna, Rs 1,400 is given to a mother for having an institutional delivery. This curiously resulted in several thousand women in Uttar Pradesh having a child every week. Looking closely at the records one finds women with the same names having 52 children within a year,” said Rahul Gandhi.

The details gathered under the RTI prove that Rahul Gandhi was right when he pointed out the misuse of the Janani Suraksha Yoijana (JSY) under the BSP rule. Some glaring cases are:

•           Neelam (26), resident of Tarwa Mahant village of Shravasti, was shown as having delivered babies on three days in a row i.e. October 27, 28 and 29, 2010. She was also shown to have delivered a baby on May 18, 2010. Two times, the name of her husband was mentioned as Rajendra and twice as Dinesh. On spot verification, only one Neelam, wife of Rajendra, was found, who delivered a baby on October 27, 2010

•           Jyoti, wife of Chetram, resident of Jamunahi village in Ikauna block of Shravasti, delivered a baby on February 22, 2011. Three ASHA workers, namely Ram Kumari, Madhvi and Preeti Singh, claimed Rs 2,000 each for the delivery

•           Ameerun Nisha, resident of Bargadhai village, Inhauna block of district Shravasti, delivered a baby twice in 15 days. Rs 2,000 was drawn in her name first on January 18, 2011 and then again on January 31, 2011

•           Razia Bano, resident of Shipura village in Shivpura block of Balrampur district, first delivered a baby on May 5, 2010 and then delivered a second baby on June 12, 2010

•           In Sitapur, 60-year-old Noor Jahan, wife of Kallu Khan, resident of Shivthan village of Mishrikh block, is shown as 21-year-old woman who delivered a baby on August 13, 2010. Noor Jahan had actually delivered a baby 17 years back

This is not a concocted story but the glimpses of some naked and blatant truths of corruption under the present Mayawati Government. The JSY which is framed with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women, we can see how the scheme is being misused. Mayawati, who herself claims to be messiah to protect women rights,

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