Rajiv Gandhi's visionary interventions instrumental in preparing India for 21st century challenges: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying his visionary and courageous interventions were instrumental in preparing India for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi also paid floral tributes to Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial at Vir Bhumi hereIn a post in Hindi on X Rahul Gandhi said Papa your memories guide me at every step My resolution is to make your unfulfilled dreams come true and I will do soPaying homage to Rajiv Gandhi Kharge said he was a great son of India and inspired hope among millions of IndiansHis visionary and courageous interventions were instrumental in preparing India for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century Khareg said in his post on XThese include lowering the voting age to 18 strengthening Panchayati Raj spearheading the Telecom and IT revolution implementing a computerisation programme securing sustained peace accords launching a universal immunisation program and introducing a new education policy focused on inclusive learning he saidOur deepest respects to the Former PM Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi on his martyrdom day Kharge addedCongress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh said that since the 1950s MPs from various political parties would be sent in delegations to the UN in New York every OctoberNovember and Narendra Modi stopped this tradition from 2014But now that he is desperate and his image globally has been shattered he suddenly thought of such allparty delegations of MPs to visit different countries to divert attention from the tough questions he is being called to answer Ramesh claimedToday we mark the 34 death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi The essential humanity goodness and decency of the man qualities absent in Modi come out poignantly in this story narrated by none other than his political adversary Atal Bihari Vajpayee he said and shared a video of Vajpayee talking about how Rajiv Gandhi got him included in a delegation to the UN so that his medical treatment could be done abroad and the expenses of that are taken care ofCongress general secretary K C Venugopal also paid tributes to Rajiv GandhiRemembering with deep sorrow our beloved former PM Sh Rajiv Gandhi ji on his death anniversary His body was blown to smithereens by the terrorists and he was snatched away from us way too soon Even today not a day passes when we dont feel his absence among us he said on XLet us renew our pledge to build an India of his dreams which he began realising during his tenure Let us also never forget the supreme sacrifice he made for the sake of our countrys security and integrity It is our duty to keep India united and safe so his sacrifice doesnt go in vain Venugopal saidIn a post on X the Congress said Rajiv Gandhis visionary leadership transformed the foundations of our nation built on justice liberty equality and fraternityHis enduring legacy continues to guide our vision the party saidToday we remember Rajiv jis visionary leadership that ushered India into the IT revolution empowered the youth and brought in Panchayati Raj to promote social justice and grassroots democracy Dedicating himself to and sacrificing his life for the nation Rajiv jis enduring vision continues to guide our paths the Congress saidSeveral Congress leaders paid homage to Rajiv Gandhi and lauded his contributionsRajiv Gandhi was the last Congress prime minister to have headed a majority government from 1984 to 1989He was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE a Sri Lankabased terrorist organisation on this day in 1991 while campaigning at Sriperumbudur in Tamil NaduThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params