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Azhar, Rahul out to woo Gen Next votersThursday, February 23 2012
Youth icon and cricketer-turned-MP Mohammed Azharuddin hailed Rahul Gandhi's consistent work for development of Uttar Pradesh, and appealed to voters for support in assembly elections
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined hands yesterday in the newly-formed district headquarters to woo first-time voters and youth ahead of the penultimate round of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
A Balanced side: Organisers took care to bring leaders from the two
influential communities -- Jayant Chaudhary and Deepender Singh
Hooda to represent the Jats and Azharuddin and former union minister
Rasheed Masood to represent the Muslims. File pic
The young leaders had another youth icon, former cricketer-turned-MP Mohammed Azharuddin, for company. Azharuddin hailed Gandhi's consistent work for development of Uttar Pradesh and appealed for support.
"I understand there are 135 seats in western Uttar Pradesh. If not a century, the Congress-RLD should at least score 99," said the former Indian cricket team captain.
'Raise you hands'
"All those who are voting for the first time, raise your hands," said Gandhi at the meeting and hundreds of youngsters, some of them standing on boundary walls and roofs, did so. "You people have a special opportunity and responsibility. You can bring development to Uttar Pradesh," he said to sustained applause from thousands of people who packed the local Vaish College grounds in this town, 100 km from Delhi.
"February 28 is going to be a day which will mark a new history in a new direction for the youth and the people at large," Chuadhary told the audience, hinting at the polling day in the western parts of ther state. Pointing out the work done by Congress governments, MP Deepender Singh Hooda, son of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, pointed out that diesel was supplied to farmers in the neighouring Haryana at lower rates than Uttar Pradesh and the old-age pension was nearly double in the state.
'Jumbo eating funds'
Gandhi repeated his popular campaign theme that a "magic elephant", referring to the symbol of the Bahujan Samaj Party, had been eating the funds provided by the central government while the people of the state were engaged in minor jobs in Mumbai and other cities.
"I told (US President) Obama that India will arise when the people of Uttar Pradesh awaken," Gandhi said about Obama's observation during his visit that Indians were overtaking Amercians in several fields. Political circles here said that the developmental theme of the duo with a focus on the youth was well received in this RLD stronghold. But the organisers also took care to bring leaders from the two influential communities -- Chaudhary and Hooda from the Jats and Azharuddin and former union minister Rasheed Masood from the Muslims, they pointed out.
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