We want to elevate Telangana to new heights: Sonia Gandhi

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said that she and her party had played a role in Telangana's birth and now the Congress wants the to elevate the state to new heights of dveleopment and progress.

Addressing a rally in Tukkuguda near Hyderabad, Sonia Gandhi said, "I along with my colleagues had the opportunity to be a part of the birth of this great state, Telangana. Now, it is our duty to elevate the state to new heights," Gandhi said.

Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh and offcially became a state on 2 June 2014 under the Congress-led UPA-2 government. Earlier, on 30 July 2013, the Congress Working Committee had passed a resolution to recommend the formation of a separate Telangana state.

Sonia Gandhi said it is her dream to see the party's government in Telangana that will work for all sections of society, and appealed to people to support the Congress.

Addressing the huge crowds, she underlined that "we are announcing six guarantees and we are committed to fulfil each one of them".

"Under Mahalakshmi, Rs 2,500 per month financial assistance will be given to women in Telangana, gas cylinders at Rs 500, and free travel for women in buses across the state," she said explaining some of the guarantees.

"It is my dream to see a Congress government in Telangana that will work for all sections of the society. Are you going to support us," she said at the rally.