Sonia Gandhi unveils pylon in memory of Congress workers

All India [ Images ] Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi [ Images ] Saturday unveiled a pylon in memory of Congress workers who dedicated their lives for the cause of national reconstruction in the post-independence era.

• Congress Plenary 2006

Sonia, who arrived the city to attend the three-day 82nd Congress plenary, unveiled the 30-ft pylon at Nanal Nagar crossroads where the Congress plenary was held under the presidentship of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru [ Images ] in 1953.

The pylon depicts Mahatma Gandhi [ Images ], Indira Gandhi [ Images ] and Rajiv Gandhi [ Images ] besides illustrating the first war of Independence, irrigation projects, Dandi march and Nehru's address to the nation on the occasion of the first Independence Day.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ], Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy [ Images ], AICC general secretary Mothilal Vora, state PCC president K Keshava Rao were also present.