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"We, the Congress and Trinamool Congress are fighting together and will give a government that will bring development to West Bengal," Gandhi said at a public rally at Naxalbari near Siliguri in support of the Congress and Trinamool Congress candidates.
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Image: Rahul Gandhi waves to the crowd gathered for his rally in West Bengal
Photographs: Dipak Chakraborty/Rediff.com
'Elect a government of the aam aadmi'
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"The government should be of the aam admi (common man) and think of the welfare of the people, but here the government thinks of its own organisation and cadres first and then for the people of the state," he added.
Image: Rahul Gandhi's camapaign in the state has attracted large crowds
Photographs: Dipak Chakraborty/Rediff.com
'UPA has several schemes in store for the rural population'
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Gandhi, who is scheduled to attend a string of rallies in the West Bengal on Thursday, said the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre has introduced several welfare schemes for the people including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan.
"We gave back Rs 70,000 crore to the farmers. Through the Tribal Act, we gave back land to the tribals," the Congress general secretary said at the rally.
Photographs: Dipak Chakraborty/Rediff.com
'Rest of country advancing, but Bengal far behind'
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"These large public schemes require huge funds which come from economic growth," Gandhi said at the well-attended rally, where Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters were also seen with their party flags.
The Bimal Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has announced its unilateral support to the TC-Congress alliance.
"It is sad that though the rest of the country is advancing fast, Bengal has lagged," Gandhi said.
Photographs: Dipak Chakraborty/Rediff.com
'If Left goes people will see the fruits of development'
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Claiming that the state has the highest rate of school dropouts at 80 per cent, he said industrialists give the state a go-by while choosing states like Maharashtra, Delhi or Tamil Nadu because of the ruling Left Front's mindset.
Gandhi also claimed that the state has 15 per cent urban employment, while it suffers from 10 per cent rural unemployment.
Image: Thousands gathered for Rahul Gandhi's rally
Photographs: Dipak Chakraborty/Rediff.com
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