Congress organises blood donation camp

Jammu: Congress today organised a blood donation camp here to commemorate the 24th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

"Rich tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 24th Death Anniversary today. A blood donation camp was also organized at the venue, in which large number of volunteers donated blood," a party spokesman said.

Speaking on the occasion, Vice-president of the Pradesh Congress Committee Sham Lal Sharma said, "Rajiv Gandhi made supreme sacrifice for the unity and integrity of the country.

He was the architect of the 21st Century India who brought revolution in the field of information technology."

Describing Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of Panchayat Raj system in the county, Congress Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Nawang Rigzin Jora said, "He fulfilled the dreams of great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi to devolve powers of planning and development to the grass root institutions of democracy so that the people shape their own destiny as per their needs".

Jora credited the former PM for lowering the voting age from 21 years to 18 years to ensure that the youth can also participate in the country's electoral system.