Sonia urges people to utilise govt schemes

Rajahmundry, Sep 1 (UNI) Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today urged the people to utilise the government schemes properly.

Inaugurating the 'Rajiv Gruhakalpa Housing Scheme' here, Ms Gandhi said, she was happy that the scheme was named after her husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Ms Gandhi was accompanied by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, APCC President K Keshava Rao, AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh and Union Ministers D Purandeswari and Panabaka Lakshmi.

Ms Gandhi also interacted with 2,000 women beneficiaries of the scheme.

Later, she left to Guntur without addressing a public meeting as planned earlier.

UNI