Rahul Gandhi Inaugurates Indira Canteens

Team Udayavani, Aug 16, 2017, 3:18 PM IST

Bengaluru: Rahul Gandhi, Congress vice-president and grandson of Indira Gandhi inaugurated the Indira Canteens here today.

“Many people in Bengaluru live in huge houses, drive rich cars and for them food is not an issue. But millions of people here are construction workers, auto rickshaw drivers and barbers who do not have enough money. The Indira Canteens will serve these people,” Gandhi said while inaugurating the canteen at Jayanagar ward here.

“We want the poorest and the weakest in the city to know that they cannot go hungry.”

Rahul Gandhi inspected the canteen along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, city Mayor G. Padmavathi, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G. Parameshwara and other party leaders.

“Today is a historic day for Karnataka in our fight against hunger and malnutrition with Indira Canteens getting launched across Bengaluru,” said CM Siddaramaiah.

“Indira Canteens will play a significant role in alleviating urban hunger, especially helping the working class and migrant labour,” he said.

More canteens will be opened in the remaining 97 wards from October 2 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.