Sonia in Rae Bareli, raps officials on development work
By IANSWednesday, March 31, 2010
RAE BARELI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday pulled up government officials for improper execution of central government-sponsored schemes in her Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh, a party spokesperson said.
“Sonia Gandhi was in fact not at all satisfied with the implementation of several central government-sponsored schemes, particularly NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY),” Congress spokesperson Akhilesh Pratap Singh told reporters here.
“Poor construction work of road and cancellation of around 15,000 NREGA application forms primarily remained the main issues during the Rae Bareli district vigilance and monitoring committee meet presided over by Soniaji at the Collectorate Office,” he added.
At the meeting with government officials, Gandhi asked about almost every development programmes being carried out in Rae Bareli.
Admitting that Gandhi was not fully satisfied with all the schemes, Rae Bareli District Magistrate Charanjeet Singh Bakshi said, “Poor roads and anomalies in PMGSY were Soniaji’s prime concern.”
“She directed us to carry out probe at the earliest so that the welfare schemes sponsored by the central government can meet the desired objectives,” Bakshi told reporters.
“We have, therefore, decided to conduct a review meeting at least once a month for reviewing the developmental schemes.”
Gandhi left for New Delhi later in the evening.
