Rajiv services to nation recalled

Tirupati: The Congress celebrated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary here on Monday. The leaders led by former MP Chinta Mohan garlanded the statue of Rajiv Gandhi opposite Municipal Corporation office in Tirupati and paid tributes.

Speaking on the occasion, Chinta Mohan recalled the memories of the slain leader saying that he brought several reforms in science and technology fields. It was Rajiv, who brought in constitutional amendment to Panchayat Raj Act which provided powers to sarpanches.

While he brought in SC, ST Atrocities Act, the present BJP government conspiring to pour waters on it, he alleged. Congress leaders P Naveen Kumar Reddy, P Mallikarjun, KM Satyanarayana, Prameelamma, Rambhupal Reddy, P Prabhakar and others participated.