After laptop gift to schoolboys, Rahul Gandhi recalls father Rajiv’s dream for youth

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday remembered his father and said that he was always curious about modern technology and how it could be used to India’s advantage.

During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi met two young boys and showed them how an iPad works. (Image: Facebook)

By Supriya Bhardwaj: After meeting two young boys who wish to become software engineers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday remembered his father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and said that he was always curious about modern technology and how it could be used to India’s advantage.

Rahul Gandhi, whose Bharat Jodo Yatra is currently passing through Maharashtra, wrote on Facebook about his meeting with two schoolboys who said that they wanted to become software engineers but had never seen a computer. After Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with the boys, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday gifted a laptop to Sarvesh Hatne, the schoolboy from Nanded, in Gandhi’s presence.

“Papa once said, ‘I am young, and I too have a dream’. Let me tell you all a bit more about him, his dreams and the wonderful interaction I had with these four youngsters yesterday. The Pope was always curious about modern technology and how it could be used to India’s advantage. Computers were Papa’s absolute favorite! And, he would always passionately discuss new plans on channelising youth power to usher India into the 21st century,” Rahul Gandhi said in a Facebook post.

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“Yesterday’s Yatra brought back all those memories. In young Sarvesh Hatne and Chandrakant Kirkal’s eyes I saw the same curiosity and amusement as I showed them how an iPad works. During our chat, they shared with me their dream of becoming software engineers,” he wrote.

He also wrote about a conversation with two girls he met on the way, Pratiksha Manjelvar and Sandhya Valpe.

“Both these girls are training to dedicate themselves to the service of the country, either through police or CRPF. A glimpse of the passion in their eyes would have made the Pope proud,” Rahul Gandhi added.

These youngsters deserve access to facilities and opportunities that are rightfully theirs, the Congress leader said, adding that he was determined to ensure that their dreams are fulfilled.