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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Priyanka Gandhi: A bag of free ration doesn’t empower poor -Sanjay K Jha

Priyanka Gandhi: A bag of free ration doesn’t empower poor -Sanjay K Jha

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published Published on Feb 19, 2022   modified Modified on Feb 19, 2022

-The Telegraph

The Congress national general secretary spoke on women’s empowerment in the state where seven-phase elections are being held

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said distributing doles does not empower the poor, accusing some political parties of deliberately weakening the masses to ensure they are not in a position to question governments.

Addressing a virtual rally meant for Uttar Pradesh, the Congress leader said: “A (cooking gas) cylinder doesn’t empower women. A bag of free ration doesn’t empower the poor. Your plight has been rendered so miserable that you desperately wait for some food grain to survive. This has to stop. Governments have to empower you. The future of your children can’t be built on free ration or a cylinder.”

Priyanka explained: “Governments are supposed to solve your problems and create livelihood opportunities. Your children need good education, your family needs good health care, the youth needs job. You are given one gas cylinder, which cannot be refilled because it costs Rs 1,000. This is injustice against you. You cannot become self-reliant in this way.”

She stressed the need for effective development strategies. “But many political parties don’t want you to become self-reliant. They want you to be happy with a bag of free ration. If you get educated and have a job, you will ask questions. They deliberately weaken you. They don’t want an empowered society. They will rather whip up emotions on caste and religion and empower themselves.”

Priyanka added: “You must have heard the Prime Minister’s lofty talk on how well Uttar Pradesh has been developed. Instead of talking about unemployment, women’s security, rising prices and farmers’ woes, he says thousands of lakhpatis have been created. The truth is that years have been wasted as young boys and girls are struggling for jobs. There are 12 lakh vacancies in the state but the government is not recruiting. They don’t hold exams in time and then a paper leak cancels the process. Even after selection, recruitment is not done.”

Priyanka spoke on women’s empowerment in the state where seven-phase elections are being held.

“You have seen what happened in Hathras, Unnao, Shahjahanpur. We need to ensure women’s participation in the political process. We have given 40 per cent (poll) tickets to women. It triggered panic and all the parties started making announcements. But doles won’t do. We have announced a road map on how to do it,” she said.

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The Telegraph, 19 February, 2022, https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/a-bag-of-free-ration-doesnt-empower-poor-priyanka-gandhi-vadra/cid/1852547


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