Sonia Gandhi appreciates PCC team for the move
JAMMU, May 18: Chairperson Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi has appreciated the move of JKPCC to name the renovated party HQ Jammu as ‘Rajiv Bhawan.’
In her reply to a letter by PCC Chief Tariq Hameed Karra informing her about the decision of the JKPCC to name the party HQ in Jammu ,after its renovations as Rajiv Bhawan, Sonia Gandhi appreciated the move of the JKPCC team.
Tariq Hameed Karra has informed Sonia Gandhi about the decision of JKPCC to name the renovated office of the party in Jammu in the name of former Prime minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi, on the eve of his martyrdom day, which falls on May 21.
Ahead of his martyrdom day, a function has been organised tomorrow at PCC HQ Jammu to name it as Rajiv Bhawan. To be led by PCC President Shri Tariq Hameed Karra, all senior leaders, former ministers, Legislators, District Presidents and frontal wings shall participate in the function from 11 am , said JKPCC Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma.
It would be a befitting tribute to the former Prime minister ,who sacrificed his life for the nation on May 21,1991 . A globally acknowledged leader for his peace initiatives, Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest prime minister of the country, whose policies focused on preparing youth for 21st century challenges based on promotion of science, IT & computer education has brought dividends for the nation especially youth. India has emerged a global leader in IT and computer science earning crores of jobs in the sector, due to the timely initiatives of Rajiv Gandhi, he added.
His another big achievement is lowering the voting age from 21years to 18 years and introduction of modern three tier panchayat Raj system in the country, through 73rd and 74th amendment giving 33 percent reservation to women besides SC,ST,OBC proportional to their population at different levels.