Cong will provide stable govt in state, says Sheila Dikshit

Dehradun, January 22

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has claimed that a wave of change in favour of the Congress has been sweeping the hill state of Uttarakhand. Addressing mediapersons, Sheila Dikshit, who is on a two-day election campaign for the party in the state, said here today that the Congress would provide a stable, accountable and transparent government in the state.

She said the masses had suffered a lot during the past five years and were yearning for development. She further claimed that a major initiative had been taken by the Central Government in laying the foundation stone of the Rishikesh-Karanprayag railway line and sanctioning of Rs 4,700 crore for the project.

On the BJP’s slogan, “Khanduri hai zaroori”, she said if Khanduri was so important for the state as being claimed by his party, then why was he changed in 2009. She alleged that the money meant for the poor people through the MGNREGA was not reaching the target groups in the state.

She said the Right to Information Act was introduced by the UPA government. And now the Central Government wanted to bring in the Food Security Bill that could provide food security to the poor. However, she regretted that the implementation of such initiatives rest on the state governments which were lacking in commitment.