Rahul Ganhdhi in Amethi talks about the importance of roads for development

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a one-day visit to Amethi, laid the foundation stone for three national highway projects in his parliament constituency. While addressing a public meeting after the function, the Congress MP, striking an emotional chord with the people of his constituency, said that Amethi is his home and it is his family. "I recently read a book on Gandhi Ji. There was a photo in which Gandhi Ji was addressing a public meeting and people were coming out in large numbers through the nearby fields to hear him. Today I was thinking why people are not coming through the fields. I got the answer immediately. During those times there were no sufficient roads here. But today we have roads. All of you have come via roads, either on foot or by vehicles. Today, even this meeting would not have possible, if we have no roads. The nation building cannot be complete without proper and sufficient roads.

Rahul Gandhi recalls: Rajiv Gandhi started the NH projects in Amethi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a one-day visit to Amethi, laid the foundation stone for three national highway projects in his parliament constituency. While addressing a public meeting after the function, the Congress MP, striking an emotional chord with the people of his constituency, said that Amethi is his home and it is his family. I remember those days when I used to come here alongwith my father. There were only one or two pucca roads; rest were just kachcha. But today, you can see that there are a number of proper roads across Amethi. Rajiv Gandhi has started the national highway project with NH 56, passing through Jagdishpur Industrial estate. We also have built two national highways during my earlier term in the Lok Sabha - namely 232 connecting Raebareli to Sultanpur and 231- Raebareli-Salon-Pratapgarh.

Rahul Gandhi launches three more National Highway projects in Amethi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a one-day visit to Amethi, laid the foundation stone for three national highway projects in his parliament constituency. I feel very happy that we are now launching three more highways here in Amethi - NH 330, 931 and 931A -- connecting Raebareli to Jagdishpur, Faizabad; Chindwa to Gauriganj; Salon to Jayas -- Jagdishpur Marg; I thank Union Minister Joshi Ji for his support and initiative. Roads have an important role for development and that is why we give more focus in this direction.

Rahul Gandhi: I want flowers cultivated from Amethi reach America

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a one-day visit to Amethi, laid the foundation stone for three national highway projects in his parliament constituency. "I dream a day when many youngsters from Amethi will be running their own business in America and they will have the flowers from Amethi on their table" said Rahul Gandhi.