Rahul blames SP, BSP, BJP for serving their vote banks

After criss-crossing the state of Uttar Pradesh for two months,Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave farmers and people of his constituency credit for the political lessons that he has learnt and blamed BJP, SP and BSP for serving their vote banks .

    
 
 The Congress general secretary Rahul said , "Whatever I have learnt is from my visits to the houses of farmers in Amethi... whatever I know has been learnt in Amethi and Rae Bareli."

Blaming BJP, SP and BSP for the plight of Muslims and the poorest among backwards and dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi alleged that these parties had confined themselves to serving their respective vote banks when in power during the last couple of decades.

"Every party talks about Muslims. There are about 70 districts in UP. How many of them have Muslim District Magistrates or Superintendents of Police? I meet people from the most backward castes and the poorest among the dalits who ask me why they are not able to get the benefits of progress despite working hard.

 Referring to the backwardness and unemployment in Uttar Pradesh, the Nehru-Gandhi family scion said that people from the state have to go to other states and work in agriculture fields as there is a dearth of employment opportunities here.  Lashing out at SP chief for his promise of 24 hour power supply, Rahul asked the locals whether they were getting it when Mulayam Singh Yadav was the chief minister and they shouted back in the negative.

Blaming Mayawati government for loot and crime in the state, Rahul alleged that thousands of crores of rupees sent by the Centre to UP for development was eaten away by the elephant sitting in Lucknow.
 

 Reiterating his promise of changing the state in five years, Rahul said that he would not budge till this was achieved and like Amethi and Rae Bareli he would make Uttar Pradesh his home.

 
    
Making a reference to his sister Priyanka Gandhi, who is camping here, Rahul said that she has told him to leave the elections of these two Lok Sabha constituencies to the people and and look after the entire state.

  Appealing people to vote for Congress, Rahul said that he wanted a lot for these areas but since 2004 (when he first became MP) his one hand was tied as UP did not have Congress government. "To unite my hand press the button for hand (Congress symbol)", he said.


 Stressing on the need for Congress government in UP, he said that once UP develops, Amethi and Rae Bareli would also progress.

Meanwhile  Priyanka  is busy doing 'padyatras' and addressing meetings.

Congress approached the Election Commission seeking "debarring" of a senior BSP minister and transfer of Rabebareli District Magistrate during the current Assembly polls.