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Nuke power crucial for development: Sonia
Erode (Tamil Nadu), Sep 5: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday, Sep 4 said nuclear power is crucial for the country''s development and for that we need to sign Indo-US nuke deal.
She said the Opposition parties targeted the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government over US disclosures on the controversial pact. "It is imperative for the country to have nuclear power for its development," Sonia told a rally in Erode. "We are a big country, with over 100 crore people. We need energy. We believe that nuclear power is crucial. More the power, quicker the development," she said. Sonia said "we can use this power for households, industries as well as farmers."
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Referring
to
the
construction
of
two
nuclear
reactors
at
Koodankulam
in
Tirunelveli
district,
she
said
Tamil
Nadu
will
start
receiving
power
from
the
plant
soon.
She
said
for
her
party,
the
people
and
country
came
first.
In
the
wake
of
election,
Sonia
also
listed
the
achievements
of
the
UPA
government
and
also
explained
the
projects
and
schemes
being
implemented
by
the
Congress-led
coalition.
She
added
that
the
farm
loan
waiver
of
Rs
66,000
crore
was
one
of
the
biggest
achievements
of
the
UPA
government.
The Congress President said the UPA and the Congress had taken very special care to address all concerns of the people of Tamil Nadu. She said railway lines in the entire state would be converted into broad gauge in another three years. The rally is being held as a part of series of rallies planned by the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) in the run-up to next year's Lok Sabha polls. The Congress has planned to hold rallies at Tiruchirapalli, Madurai and Tiruneveli in the next three months, to be addressed by Sonia.
On Friday, Sep 5 Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Sonia will attend the 150th year celebrations of the Madras University in Chennai. They will be conferred honorary doctorates, along with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. Besides, they will also lay the foundation for an integrated steel plant in Salem in the afternoon.
ANI
