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Sonia lauds Mahila Congress for jail visits

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Aug 3 (UNI) Congress President Sonia Gandhi has commended the Chhattisgarh unit of Mahila Congress for regularly visiting female inmates in jails.

Mrs Gandhi appreciated the report, mentioning the regular visit by party workers to female jail inmates, presented by President Rita Bahuguna Joshi at the Mahila Congress' national council meeting few days ago.

''The report also mentioned the Chhattisgarh Assembly's gherao by Mahila Congress workers protesting the BJP government's failure on various fronts'', Chhattisgarh Mahila Congress chief Vani Rao told reporters here today on her return after attending the national council meeting in New Delhi.

Ms Rao said she had informed Mrs Gandhi in detail about the irregularities in Rozgar Guarantee Yojana and massive exodus of tribals from naxal-affected districts to neighbouring states.

''Union Miniser for Women and Child Development Renuka Choudhary also confirmed that large number of tribals from Chhattisgarh had reached her Lok Sabha constituency Khammam in Andhra Pradesh'', Ms Rao added.

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Congress should stand by Sanjay Dutt: Sibal

New Delhi, Aug 3: Union Minister Kapil Sibal today said the Congress should stand by actor Sanjay Dutt, serving six years' jail sentence in connection with the 1993 Bombay blasts, as his late father Sunil Dutt had always adhered to the Party's ideology of national integration and secularism. ''All help should be given to the Dutt's family to deal with the crisis,'' said Mr Sibal, who as a lawyer got actor Sanjay bail the first time he.....

Kharge plays down reported meeting of Cong Legislators

Bangalore, Aug 3 (UNI) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Mallikarjuna Kharge today played down the reported meeting of a group of Congress legislators, who were against the party forging an alliance again with Janata Dal(S) to form government in the state. Speaking to newspersons at Airport, after receiving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who was on a day's visit to the city, Mr Kharge said, ''no significance should be given to such meeting of a group.....

Cong censures Rudy for criticizing Sonia in Goa

Panaji, Aug 3: All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and MP Shantaram Naik today condemned BJP general secretary in charge of Goa, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, for charging Congress president Sonia Gandhi with destabilizing the state Government. ''It was unbecoming of Mr Rudy to make wild allegations against Mrs Gandhi, who is a dignified and mature politician of the country. Holding her responsible for the recent developments in Goa justified the title, 'Bharatiya Jhoothi Party'.....
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