During inspection, Gandhi found that only the boundary wall has been constructed and work on a power station and a tubewell was underway.
Since only workers and junior staff were present on the site, Gandhi called senior officials, including D Anand — the Chief Executive Officer of the factory — for a meeting.
As on Monday, when she had gone to as many as 17 villages and listened to the problems of the villagers, Gandhi visited a number of villages on Tuesday as well.
In Sarayen Digonsa village, Gandhi stopped to listen to the complaints of the members of the Pasi community.
An elderly woman, Chanda Pasi, fell on Gandhi’s feet and sought her help to free her husband Chedi Lal, a Dalit. Chanda alleged that the police had picked up her husband in the morning and were torturing him.
Gandhi asked the police officer accompanying her to look into the matter. After speaking to the police station in-charge, the officer reported that Chedi Lal has been picked up by mistake. He was released in the evening.
Gandhi also visited Ahar village where NREGA work was in progress to level the fields for the benefit of the SC/STs.
She personally checked the muster roll and asked the official on site to call those marked as present.
When some of the workers complained about delay in payment, Gandhi demanded an explanation from the engineer.
Earlier on Tuesday, Gandhi inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Boys Hostel at the premises of Firoze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology.
Cong chief’s visits an ‘eyewash’: BSP
The BSP on Tuesday described Sonia Gandhi’s visits to Dalit houses as an “eyewash”. “If UPA chairperson Sonia had any concern for the Dalits of her constituency, she would have formulated special schemes for their economic development,” said a party statement.
According to the BSP, Sonia Gandhi was misleading Dalits in Rae Bareli. “After Independence, Rae Bareli has been represented by the members of Gandhi family or its close associates, but it has seen little development,” the statement added.
