Birth Anniversary of Late Rajeev Gandhi- A visionary Former Prime minister of India
Today is the 78th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and late Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi. On this occasion, all the Congress leaders remembered former PM Rajiv Gandhi and underlined the achievements of the country during his tenure as Prime Minister. Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh remembered him as a visionary statesman, saying, "His tenure as Prime Minister is remembered for many historic and far-reaching achievements, some of which for his personal campaign, commitment and leadership. "
Jairam Ramesh said that Rajiv Gandhi strengthened the foundation of the IT revolution, which has transformed India. He ushered in the era of computer, telecommunication and software development in the country. "He launched technology missions to address social-economic challenges, for making India a world leader in vaccine production and making the country polio-free," Ramesh said in a statement.
He further added, “In addition, he drafted agreements that bring back peace and development in the troubled regions of the country like Assam, Punjab, Mizoram and Darjeeling.” Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that he gave the right to vote to 18-year-old children. Established a network of Navodaya Vidyalayas in all the districts and gave a new future to the youth. The birthday of Swami Vivekananda was declared as National Youth Day.
He said that Rajiv Gandhi is also remembered for launching the Clean Ganga Project and the National Wasteland Development Programme. He implemented a comprehensive law to protect the environment. Simultaneously, the process of liberalization was initiated, which paved the way for the economic reforms of 1991, which were included in the Congress manifesto. Jairam Ramesh further said that the former Prime Minister took significant initiatives to resolve our long-standing issues with China and Pakistan and presented an action plan for Universal and Complete Nuclear Disarmament before the United Nations.
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