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Community feasts in Uttar Pradesh on Rahul's birthday
Celebrating its gains in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh will mark party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's birthday on June 19 with community feasts, mainly in Dalit-dominated areas.
Updated on: Jun 14, 2009, 20:49:02 IST
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Celebrating its gains in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh will mark party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's birthday on June 19 with community feasts, mainly in Dalit-dominated areas.
"June 19 will be celebrated as Samrasta Diwas (Harmony Day) in Uttar Pradesh. Party workers at the district level and block level will distribute sweets followed by Sahbhoj (community feast) with the poor and Dalits," Akhilesh Pratap Singh, spokesperson of the party unit in Uttar Pradesh, told IANS on Sunday.
Rahul Gandhi, son of party president Sonia Gandhi and MP from Amethi, had focused on reviving the Congress in Uttar Pradesh and his strategy succeeded in the Lok Sabha results as the party won 21 seats.
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