Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday encouraged the partymen with an aggressive speech defending her party and the UPA government at the centre. She also reiterated that only Congress is committed to work for the benefits of the poor and underprivileged. Sonia Gandhi said “The Congress Government is also very much conscious about this and we have been trying our level best to take up measures to reduce the burden of the aam aadmi. It is a fact that we are forced to import 80% of crude oil from outside and the prices of the same have doubled in the last few years due to which we had to take some harsh steps. But still the Manmohan Singh led government realizes the troubles of the poor and consistently takes measures to help them” .