Three years after he began his political campaign in Uttar Pradesh from this place in Bundelkhand region,Rahul Gandhi returned on Tuesday and tried to strike an emotional chord with the people.
Though he was almost five hours late,the crowd did not lose patience and waited at Damele stadium at Mauranipur,situated 65 km away from Jhansi.
Sukha pada tha. Log bhookhe mar rahe the There was a drought. People were starving to death, Rahul said,recalling his first visit to Bundelkhand in 2008. He said since Mayawati was the chief minister,she should have come there. He narrated how he had taken a delegation of the locals to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,seeking a package for Bundelkhand.
Rahul,who had several such stories to tell,addressed five public meetings in Lalipur and Jhansi districts during the day. He also told voters that had NDA leaders visited Bundelkhand,they would not have ever given the slogan of India shining.
Rahul will address rallies in Kaushambi and Allahabad on January 20 and 21.