Rajiv Gandhi’s 28th death anniversary observed

Bathinda, May 21

Members of the District Congress Committee observed the 28th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi here on Tuesday.

Paying floral tributes to the Congress leader, Bathinda (Urban) MLA and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal said, “The country lost a great and revolutionary leader in Rajiv Gandhi, who was born in Bombay on August 20, 1944, and died on May 21, 1991. He is rightfully known as the architect of digital India. He played an instrumental role in India’s growth. He is remembered as the Prime Minister who provided the basis for telecommunications and Information Technology in India.”

In 1985, his government introduced MTNL and VSNL, which revolutionised the telecom sector and the IT industry in India, he added.

The FM said, “In order to improve education system of the country, Gandhi announced a national education policy to modernise and expand higher education programmes across India. The idea of opening Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya was coined by Rajiv Gandhi government. The concept of opening such a school in every district of India was born as a part of the National Policy on Education, 1986.”

The FM said Rajiv Gandhi was to build India a country where development, prosperity, fraternity, secularism, inclusive growth, social justice parity would reign supreme. Every Congress worker should put in efforts to build India of his dreams.

Bathinda Urban Congress president Arun Wadhawan said, “To take democracy to the grassroots level, Rajiv Gandhi worked for Panchayati Raj Institutions and Rural Development.” — TNS