“For thousands of years people used to sleep hungry. Now this will not happen.... Earlier there was slogan that we will eat “half roti”, now it has become “puri roti khyenge” (We will eat full roti)”, he said.
Regretting that he could not give much time to his constituency, Gandhi said now he had become the Vice President of Congress and had to visit other areas also.
“However, I get strength from this relationship (with Amethi). I had visited MP, Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh and Mizoram recently but I enjoy the most in Amethi,” he added.
Striking an emotional chord with people, Gandhi said it was a dream of his father Rajiv Gandhi that a railway line be laid here and this was being fulfilled today.
“I want to ensure connectivity with Lucknow, Delhi and rest of the world....In Amethi a lot of work has been done for youths and education sectory. Such work is not done anywhere else,” Rahul said.
