Mixed responses to Sonia’s rally
31 March 2014 5:44 AM IST
Though the Delhi Congress left no stone unturned to ensure that party president Sonia Gandhi’s rally on Sunday at Ajmal Khan Park was a success, people left the event suggesting that they weren’t expecting much from the party.
Sonia Gandhi had reached the venue an hour and a half before schedule at 5.30 pm. Party leaders such Mukesh Sharma, Sandeep Dikshit, Ajay Maken, Shakeel Ahmad, Arvinder Singh Lovely and Ramesh Kumar tried to keep the crowd engrossed with their speeches earlier.
When the rally ended, the adjacent Faiz Road was hit by a traffic jam for quite some time, despite the fact that police were stopping cycle-rickshaws and diverting traffic even before the rally started.
One commuter on a motorcycle, who was stopped, was seen explaining to police that he lived there and hence should be let in. Folks at the rally presented a mixed response to the rally.
An auto-driver said all political parties were the same and there was no expectation from any of them. ‘We are daily wage earners. We have to keep working and earning our bread. Our condition is not going to improve. So why should we be excited about rallies?’ he said.
Beeran, a cycle-rickshaw driver, however, was keen about the Congress’s pro-poor campaign. ‘I will vote for the hand, of course,’ he said. He was soon interrupted by another rickshaw puller, who shouted Narendra Modi’s name.
When the rally ended, the venue was littered with empty water pouches. Some people were seen leaving the venue with several pouches of water in their hands.
Sonia Gandhi had reached the venue an hour and a half before schedule at 5.30 pm. Party leaders such Mukesh Sharma, Sandeep Dikshit, Ajay Maken, Shakeel Ahmad, Arvinder Singh Lovely and Ramesh Kumar tried to keep the crowd engrossed with their speeches earlier.
When the rally ended, the adjacent Faiz Road was hit by a traffic jam for quite some time, despite the fact that police were stopping cycle-rickshaws and diverting traffic even before the rally started.
One commuter on a motorcycle, who was stopped, was seen explaining to police that he lived there and hence should be let in. Folks at the rally presented a mixed response to the rally.
An auto-driver said all political parties were the same and there was no expectation from any of them. ‘We are daily wage earners. We have to keep working and earning our bread. Our condition is not going to improve. So why should we be excited about rallies?’ he said.
Beeran, a cycle-rickshaw driver, however, was keen about the Congress’s pro-poor campaign. ‘I will vote for the hand, of course,’ he said. He was soon interrupted by another rickshaw puller, who shouted Narendra Modi’s name.
When the rally ended, the venue was littered with empty water pouches. Some people were seen leaving the venue with several pouches of water in their hands.
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