Vadodara, November 03, 2007 –In the wake of forthcoming Assembly Polls in the State, UPA chairperson and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who is on a visit to Gujarat, addressed an all-woman rally in Anand district here on today and highlighted the commendable work done by the Congress party for the upliftment of women in the country.

In fact, it was an election tour of the state and in her speech  and virtually she initiated the election campaign of the Congress in Gujarat that is going to polls in December.

Sonia said that India is promoting the status of women all areas, even India has the woman President and all these achievements have come under the Congress rule led by UPA regime.

While attacking Gujarat politics, Sonia Gandhi said:
 
 “We hang our heads in shame…” Commenting on the allegedly sorry state of affairs in Gujarat, Sonia told people to judge for themselves about the conditions prevalent in Gujarat and said that the people knew better about the state’s plight.

Sonia Gandhi commended the Gujarat state, and said her party has enrolled more than five and a half lakh women to work for the country. (IR Summary).

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Sonia Gandhi also spoke of the need to strive for a Gujarat which was free from fear. Emphasising that her party stood for secularism, the Congress president remarked that her party was for equality for all religions.

This was an apparent reference to the communal colours that the BJP acquired in the state after the Gujarat riots of 2002.

Praising the Gujarati spirit of entrepreneurship, Sonia lauded them for their achievements in all fields throughout the world. She raised the question as to who would be able to lead the people who have such a huge potential.

Concluding, Sonia extended her best wishes to the people of Gujarat and wished them a Happy Diwali.