A day after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said at the closing ceremony of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that his party and the entire opposition are fighting against a Shakti (power).
Addressing the people at the closing ceremony of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Rahul Gandhi said, “There is a word 'Shakti' in Hinduism. We are fighting a Shakti. The question is: what is that Shakti. The soul of the king is in the EVM. This is true. The soul of the king in the EVM and every institution of the country, in the ED, CBI and income tax department.
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“A senior leader from Maharashtra left the Congress and called out to my mother and said, 'Sonia ji, I feel ashamed that I don't have the power to fight this Shakti. I don't want to go to jail.' Thousands of people have been threatened in this way…' he added.
This is what the Gandhi-INDIA alliance leaders said:
1) “We are not fighting against any particular political party or person. We are fighting a 'shakti' (higher power). A veteran leader of this state told my mother when he left the Congress party that he did not have the strength to go to jail. And he is not alone: thousands of people have been threatened in the same way,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
2) 'You are Bharat Mata and it is your responsibility to fight them (BJP-led NDA government). I am willing to do anything for you and this country. Don't let the hate spreadnafrat ke bazaar me mahobbat ki dukaan kholo',” he said.
3) Gandhi even called Prime Minister Narendra Modi an 'actor'.
4) “We had to undertake this yatra because the communication system of the country, including media and social media, is not in the hands of the country. Issues affecting the public such as unemployment, violence, inflation, farmers' issues, etc. are not shown “To grab the nation's attention, we had to walk 4,000 km,” Rahul Gandhi added.
5) “I have come here to thank INDIA (block) on behalf of India. This 10,000 km yatra was not just the yatra of Rahul Gandhi or Congress, it was a yatra of thousands of organizations of the country who want to save the Constitution” , said activist Yogendra Yadav.
6) “Earlier we announced 'five guarantees' from Congress and later we added five more for the poor, farmers, women and youth. Now we (INDIA alliance partners) have agreed on 25 guarantees and these will be announced soon. Modi's guarantee is for the rich; our guarantee is for the common man,” Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said.
7) Shiva Sena (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray stated that the BJP is a balloon and unfortunately we are one of those who have filled the air in it. For Prime Minister Modi, only he and the Prime Minister's Chairman are his family.
8) INDIA will not surrender and will not stop, said Kalpana Soren, wife of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren.
9) PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti tells Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra': “…You (Rahul Gandhi) have Gandhi in your name and the BJP is afraid of it. Today I can see people with different thoughts and ideas here, let me tell you this is 'India'. The elections are about to begin; the public has the most powerful weapon in the Constitution and that is the 'vote'…”
10) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said: “…He (Rahul Gandhi) has tried to convey a message which is quite important today…To save the Indian Constitution and brotherhood and defeat hatred, began he the 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' and for that my sincere thanks to Rahul Gandhi and the Congress Party.”
With input from authorities.
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Published: Mar 17, 2024 9:53 PM IST