Kalchini (WB): Congress President Sonia Gandhi today (May 4, 2004) ridiculed the BJP's (Bharatiya Janata Party) much-hyped 'Feel Good' campaign and said that the Vajpayee Government had only been showing 'unrealistic dreams' to the people 'grossly neglecting' the basic issues of poverty and unemployment.

"They have shown you dreams that have remained dreams. The BJP's agenda, however, has never been focussed on providing you the basics -- employment and freedom from poverty," Gandhi told an election rally here in support of the Congress candidates from Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar Lok Sabha constituencies.

Stating that there was a big gap between the BJP's words and actions, the Congress President said that the people had lost faith in the BJP.

"They don't keep their promises. The party is only bogged down with corruption and scandals...they did not even spare the money of the dedicated jawans fighting for the country at the border, the coffin scandal is not a distant memory," she said.

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Chanting the Congress' pro-adivasi mantra, Gandhi said that 'progressive' West Bengal must spearhead the movement to bring a change at the Centre and rid the country of the age-old evils of poverty and unemployment.