MEERUT, April 25 -- Union minister of state (independent charge) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary on Saturday stressed organisational strength, social unity and greater youth participation while addressing a party unity rally in Ikri village of the Siwalkhas assembly constituency.

Addressing party workers and supporters, Chaudhary said the RLD's core objective is to unite farmers, labourers and all sections of society, and bring them into the mainstream of development. He underlined that the party's strength lies in its grassroots cadre and urged workers to further consolidate the organisation at the village level.

Invoking the ideology of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, he said the party's foundation...