Rajiv Gandhi's political career ended in very brutal manner, but: Sonai Gandhi

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said that former Prime Minister of the country Rajiv Gandhi accomplished innumerable achievements during his short political career which was finished in a very brutal mannerAddressing an event at the 25th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ceremony Sonia Gandhi the wife of the late Rajiv Gandhi said that the former PMs political career came to an end in a very cruel manner but he made several achievements in the short time he spent in the service of the country including towards women empowermentRajiv Gandhis political career was finished in a brutal manner but he achieved many milestones in that short time He was very sensitive towards the diversity of the country Whatever time he got to serve the nation he accomplished uncountable achievements He was dedicated towards womens empowerment He struggled for the 13 reservation of women in Panchayat and Municipals If today over 15 lakh elected women representatives are there in rural and urban bodies it is only because of Rajiv Gandhis hard work and farsightednessacirciquest Sonia said adding that his government also lowered the age of voting to 18 years from 21 yearsRajiv Gandhi took over the charge of the Congress in 1984 following the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira GandhiHe became Indias youngest Prime Minister at the age of 40 when he assumed office in October 1984He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2 1989Born on August 20 in 1944 Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam LTTE suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21 1991Former vice president M Hamid Ansari on Sunday conferred the 25th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for 202021 on Banasthali Vidyapith a residential institution for women in Rajasthan The award was handed over to Siddhartha Shastri of the institution in the presence of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun KhargeHowever Sonia Gandhi further said that the ideals of communal harmony peace and national unity have become more significant in these present times when the forces giving rise to hatred division in society bigotry and politics of bias are getting more activeThey are also getting the support of the ruling dispensation she addedSonia Gandhi Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other party leaders on Sunday attended the 25th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award event in DelhiThe event was held at Jawahar Bhawan in Delhi on the occasion of the former PMs 79th birth anniversarySonia Gandhi further said that Rajiv GandhiAcirc was a supporter of the protection and conservation of polymorphism present in IndiaHe was very sensitive to the fact that the unity of India can be strengthened only by celebrating religious ethnic languages and culture she addedEarlier today Sonia Gandhi paid floral tribute to the former Prime Minister on his 79th birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi in DelhiCongress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Robert Vadra and Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge who arrived soon after Sonia Gandhi also paid homage to the former Prime Minister at his memorial this morningThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever