On a tour of his parliamentary constituency Amethi on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi had his vehicle intercepted by an unexpected quarter -- two sisters who had come all the way from Lucknow to narrate their woes to the Congress leader.
When the Congress general secretary was on his way to Sarvan village, two sisters Sonia and Shivani intercepted his car and told him about the harassment at the hands of their uncles after the death of their parents.
They were assured full help by Rahul in this regard. The Congress leader, who arrived in Amethi on Wednesday on a three-day-visit, said that in Uttar Pradesh, problems were being faced in implementing central schemes as the party was not in power in the state.
"The Centre is doing whatever is possible for the agriculture sector and the poor, but in UP, problems are being faced in implementing the schemes as the Congress does not have a government here," Rahul said while addressing a seminar.
He said there were two faces of India -- the rich and the poor.
"The basic difference between the two India is that while the rich are getting opportunities, the poor are deprived of the same. My effort is to bring these two Indias together so that the country can progress," Rahul said.
He said all programmes of the Centre, whether the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or the loan waiver, are oriented for the under privileged sections of society.
"Our vision is that every person should get an opportunity," he said.
Earlier, Rahul was accorded a warm welcome by his party men when he arrived at the Amausi airport. During his three-day visit, he will launch a number of schemes in his constituency.
