Sonia Gandhi holds poll rally in Bihar, backs reservations

By Sanjay Singh

KHALGAON: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stayed away from caste in his first election rally in Bihar, AICC president Sonia Gandhi said her party is committed to reservation policy meant for SC, ST and OBC. She added reservation is their constitutional right.

Addressing her first election rally in Bhagalpur' Kahalgaon, Sonia said BJP is trying to mislead people of Bihar by contradictory statement between it (BJP) and It's mother RSS.

"Nagpur aur Delhi ke beech match fixing ka khel chal raha hai (There is ongoing game of match fixing between Nagpur and Delhi," she told voters in her reference to the relation between RSS and BJP - HEADED NDA at the centre. RSS headquarters is in Nagpur.

She also blamed the Modi government for showing discriminatory attitude towards non-BJP government in the states.

Referring to Modi' foreign tours, she said PM should spare time to understand people's problem across the country.

She also said the special package PM Modi has announced is not a reality.