NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he wants “all power in his hands” and alleged BJP does not believe in democratic processes.
“Today Kharge ji was speaking but the microphone was switched off. They (BJP) do not believe in democratic process,” the Congress Vice President said addressing a youth Congress program here.
His remarks came amid a stalemate between the government and the opposition on the issue of the controversial remarks of union minister Niranjan Jyoti.
“PM wants all power in his hands. The country won’t work this way…,” he said.
At a time when Congress’ electoral fortunes are sliding, the party Vice President made a strong pitch for a bigger political role to youths in his party saying his job is to get Youth Congress leaders into the parent party.
“You are the testimony of Youth Congress’s struggle. My job is to get Youth Congress leaders into the parent Congress,” he said.
Alleging that the NDA government is “just about symbolism”, he said, “Our party is the party of Hindustan. It is not the party of any religion or region or any community.”
The event, a first-of-its-kind meet organized by Youth Congress Chief Rajiv Satav, was also attended by party chief Sonia Gandhi. Party seniors Anand Sharma, Mukul Wasnik, Ramesh Chennithala, Manish Tewari, Randeep Surjewala and Ashok Tanwar attended the event along with other seniors like Oscar Fernandes and Ashok Gehlot who have been the in-charge of Youth Congress at some point.
Besides, some former and serving chief ministers, who had served as Youth Congress chiefs in their states, were also there.
The meeting, which comes six months after the party’s worst debacle in Lok Sabha polls and subsequent defeats in Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, could be an occasion to galvanize the youth wing of the party for reaching out to youngsters.
During the Janata Party rule in the late 70s, Congress had fallen back on Youth Congress whose agitation tactics under the leadership of the late Sanjay Gandhi had helped the party to revive in a short span of time.–PTI
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