Rahul adhering to family tradition
S.P. Sharma
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, September 21
Rahul Gandhi is the sixth member of the Nehru-Gandhi clan to visit this Malwa heartland of Punjab. He is arriving here tomorrow evening and would resume his road show on Tuesday.
The first member of the clan to visit here was Jawahar Lal Nehru who came twice in 1919 and 1947.
He courted arrest during the Jaito Morcha in 1919 and came again in 1947 to hoist the tri-colour on the Faridkot fort despite resistance by the then ruler.
The then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, grandmother of Rahul Gandhi, also came here twice in 1965 and 1972.
Her visit in 1965 was to boost the morale of troops during the Indo-Pakistan war and in 1972 she came to campaign for Congress during assembly elections in the state.
Sanjay Gandhi launched his 5-point programme here in 1975 when he also
addressed a rally.
Rajiv Gandhi visited here in 1985 to campaign for the assembly elections soon after the Rajiv-Longowal accord.
Thereafter, Sonia Gandhi addressed a panchayat sammelan here in 2004 during the regime of Amarinder Singh.
No comments:
Post a Comment