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Rahul Gandhi Sticks to his Beggars Remark in UP

  •   Tue, Nov 22 2011 10:19:52 PM

Faisal Fareed
Daijiworld Media Network - Lucknow

Lucknow, Nov 22: Within a span of nine days, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi again sparked off controversy over his 'beggar remarks' - that most of the beggars in the streets of Maharashtra and Delhi hail from UP.

On Tuesday during his five day tour of UP, his first stop was at Barabanki, around 30 kms from Lucknow.  Earlier on November 14 during his address at a rally in Phoolpur, Allahabad, he had asked the people of UP, "Till when will you will continue to go begging in other states."

Earlier, some over-enthuthiastic Congressmen broke the security cordon to lodge their protest over ticket distribution to the outsiders. A group of Samajwadi Party (SP) workers in Bahraich also tried to chow black flag to Rahul Gandhi but they were chased away by the police.

Much hue and cry was created with most of the opposition parties challenging his statement taking it as an insult for the people of UP.

People thought Rahul will be more mature in his comment and will skip the 'beggar' controversy but he again ignited it with his speech at Barabanki. "Whenever I ask a beggar in Maharastra or New Delhi about his native place I get only one answer - he or she belongs to Uttar Pradesh", said Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a rally in Ramnagar in Barabanki district on first day of his five day road show or Jan Sampark Abhiyan. He even went on to state that if the things in UP do not improve people will be seen begging even in Haryana and Punjab.

For changing the fortune of the state and its people Rahul urged them to vote for Congress. "You see that Bangalore and Hyderabad have turned into IT hub, while you are lagging. Tamilnadu and Maharashtra are automobile hub but you are lagging. This will continue till you realise and wake up to change your fortune. You vote for Congress and I will put UP back on track of development," he said.

Rahul Gandhi also lashed out at the Up's chief minister Mayawati stating that when the MNREGS scheme was started she claimed that there was no need for it. However people across the nation have benefitted the maximum from this scheme.
  

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    PSUEDOS UNMATURED ,USELESS YUAVRAJA IS 100% RIGHT.

    PEOPLE SHOULD NOT TO BEG BUT LOOT TO THE CORE.

    PEOPLE SHOULD NOT RESPECT WOMAN BUT RAPE & KIDNAP .( RAJASTHAN)

    JAI HO PSUEDO RAJA.

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  • P.Shirish Kumar Hosabettu, Muscat, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    Rahul is still a baby to rule the country,he should mature enough first before commenting on others.
    What he is doing to control the day light Goondagiri going on in Delhi streets every day after dark.
    No decent people can walk with their family on the street after dark in Delhi. How many times electronic media published video footage of the same but no comments from Baby boy Rahul or dictator mama Sonia. They only comment on non-congress ruling states.

    Why he is not talking about problems of Andhra Pradesh. Why he is not talking about black money in Swiss bank,coz,few years back Rajeev Ghandi was one of the top ten depositors of swiss bank as published in a news paper with photographs. Now his sister Priyanka's husband Robert another highest depositor. Let Sonia & Rahul explain all these to public. Even Sonia went to States for treatment but 8 senior congress ministers went with her & had meetings over abroad. The secret is shifting their deposits from Swiss bank as soon as possible before agree for Lokpal bill.

    This is one of the reason they are delaying Lokpal bill. How often he visit Mumbai & talks to beggers? Most of the beggers on Mumbai streets are from Andhra Pradesh.

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  • GERALD, Modankap-Bantwal

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    SAHSRA SAHSRA KOTI KOTI PRANAMAGALU PRINCE OF HEART, PRINCE OF CLEAN POLITICS, PRINCE OF POOR. YOU ARE THE HOPE FOR OUR NATION BECAUSE IN BJP ALL THE LEADERS ABOVE 70 YOUNG GUYS. JAI HOO JAI HOO

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  • Ganesh, Mangaladevi, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    Nothing wrong in the statement.
    100% correct what Rahul said.
    but what to do our people likes only corrupt politician like, reddy yeddy, renuka, yallapa.
    please don't. like honest people like, PM - Rahul.

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  • paddu, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    Rahul is saying people should not beg(means should not do any hard work for earning money) instead eveyone has to loot the money and keep it in swiss bank as he and his family did

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  • prabhu, mumbai

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    Rahul is right, for last 20 years SP and BSP and BJP did nothing and UP could not develop as other states. One can not not blame cong for earlier days.

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  • jagdish, Mumbai, UAE

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    I Think Rahul shoul think twice before speak. Working in other Country, State or place doesn't mean begging. May be he doesn't mean it really. But being the Political leader his words will make huge impact politically. It may create controversy. He should refrain such statements in future in order to maintain his image.

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  • Arun D, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2011

    The beggars leader.

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