Rahul attacks Mayawati in her stronghold, woos Dalits

Targeting Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati in her pocket borough, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said the money issued for development was being spent on 'stones', even as he tried to strike a chord with the Dalit youths.

Gandhi claimed the development schemes of Union government for Uttar Pradesh have not touched the grounds, and the "money issued for development is being spent on stones".

Gandhi, who landed in Ambedkarnagar district headquarters this afternoon, first garlanded the statue of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar, installed at the air strip.

He then held a meeting with about 2,000 Dalit youths representing 26 parliamentary constituencies in various parts of the state.

Gandhi invited the Dalit youths to join politics and in his session that lasted for over an hour, said he wanted to educate the young leadership.