Telecom services can bridge rich-poor divide: Rahul
By IANSThursday, September 2, 2010
AMETHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched 3G-services in his parliamentary constituency, noting that telecommunication services play an important role in development as they can bridge the rich-poor and the rural-urban divide, party officials said.
Gandhi was accompanied by telecom expert Sam Pitroda.
“Rahulji, who this (Thursday) evening launched 3G services in Gauriganj said if telecommunication services are made available to the poor than they would get a link to get connected with other sections of the society, which in turn will provide them with several opportunities in different fields,” Congress spokesperson Akhilesh Pratap Singh told reporters.
“While launching the BSNL’s 3G services, Rahulji called upon the telecom officials to focus more on expanding the telecom network in rural parts of the country so that villagers are equally benefited like their urban counterparts,” he added.
Pitroda called upon the BSNL officials to gear up in order to face the challenges from the private mobile phone and telecom operators.
“Pitroda said that a lot has to be done for improving the services of BSNL… According to him, the quality of the services being offered by BSNL at present cannot be rated as satisfactory,” said Singh.
Gandhi reached Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, Wednesday for a three-day visit. He left for New Delhi for a few hours Thursday to meet his mother and party president Sonia Gandhi.
According to party officials, Gandhi participated in a Roza-Iftar party and met youth activists of the Congress party.
Amethi is about 120 km from Lucknow
