Sonia Gandhi in Surat expresses her concern over bad living conditions in Gujarat

Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi addressed a mammoth election rally at Mandvi (Surat) in South Gujarat on Friday as part of her campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. She took on the Modi-led BJP government in the state and said that the people are fed up with the present state government. “The people of Southern Gujarat are polite, honest and hardworking. But still, why there is so much poverty in this adivasi dominated area? Why there are no improvements in the life and financial condition of adivasis in the state? The BJP government in the state has been talking loud about the 15000 cr worth Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana. But where has the money gone? Where are the facilities promised by the BJP government to the Adivasis in the state? The roads you see today were built under UPA’s Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. There are no adequate drinking water facilities at many places in the state. What happened to the promises to build pools and dams made by the BJP? Sonia Gandhi asked