Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in her opening address at the AICC session held at New Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. 'The one more threat we experience today is the discrimination among the people in availing the opportunities. This happens because of the present practice that recommendations play an important role than merits and abilities. The best tool to fight such discrimination is education. That is why we implemented the Right to Education Act. That is why brought in new educational schemes for the weaker sections, especially the Dalits, Adivasis and minorities. We, therefore, made the policies like Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-Day meal scheme which helped in a big way to increase enrolment of children in schools..