In her "Letter to Congresspersons" in the latest issue of party mouthpiece Congress Sandesh, Sonia said, "The Congress has launched mass contact programme in the country with special attention on Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Our workers must concentrate on reaching out to the people especially in rural and remote parts of the country so that the party's focus on the common man genuinely addresses their needs."

Sonia said the party workers should take the social welfare schemes to the grassroots. "It is the duty of our party workers to ensure that all schemes promulgated by the UPA Government at the Centre are fully implemented at the grassroots. Our workers can become the vehicles for the success of all our social development programmes. They must create awareness on the rights, such as Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, Right to Information and the Right to Education, which have become law. They should also monitor the implementation of these programmes at the village and grassroots level and take the lead in exposing any loopholes or corruption that can mar the impact of these programmes," Sonia has written.

Source: The Pioneer Sonia asks party to regain ground in UP, Bihar