Rahul Gandhi stated on Friday that the Congress party will always have room since no regional party can have a national vision to oppose the BJP.Rahul added that the Congress was distinct from the other opposition parties because it represented a national ideology and a vision for the country, comments that may once again irritate the regional parties.
We work with other opposition parties, we appreciate them, we believe they are important, but we are different. The way we are different is that we represent a national ideology. We represent a vision for the country, Rahul Gandhi said at a press conference to mark 100 days of his Bharat Jodo Yatra. None of the regional parties can represent a vision for the country. They can represent a vision for a community or a vision for a state, but they cannot represent a vision for the country, Rahul added. The space for the Congress party will always be there and the people who believe in the Congress party will always be there. It is a question of getting them excited, getting them motivated and getting them to believe in what they stand for, which the (Bharat Jodo) yatra has been very very good at doing, he said.
However, Rahul added that the Congress must collaborate with other opposition parties in preparation for the general election of 2024, and that Mallikarjun Kharge will have to iron out the specifics. Given that local parties have successfully replaced the Congress as the dominant opposition party in a number of states, this may not be a simple issue. The former Congress president has questioned the capacity of the regional parties to oppose the BJP twice already. His prior comments from May of this year had sparked a debate, with various regional parties, including the Congress’ allies, taking issue with his statement. Rahul Gandhi stated that state-level parties lack an ideology and cannot effectively compete against the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Congress Chintan Shivir in Udaipur in May.
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‘Congress in a transition’ Rahul said that the Congress party will overthrow the BJP in the future while claiming that the grand old party is developing, learning, and adjusting to the altered circumstances in the nation.
It is wrong to say that the Congress is withering away or is finished, Rahul said, adding, it is a fantasy that will never come true, Congress party is an ideology and it is ideologically opposed to the BJP. It does not compromise and is fighting the BJP on the ground, Rahul said.We are trying to understand what the people want and are trying to adapt to it, he said.The rise of BJP and RSS which have captured all the institutions is very good for the transition and new form of Congress, Rahul added.
‘AAP used as a proxy in Gujarat’ Rahul Gandhi attacked the Aam Aadmi Party, claiming that if AAP hadn’t been set up as a stooge and used to attack the Congress, the Congress might have defeated the BJP in Gujarat. But the truth is that the BJP won Gujarat by such a wide margin that even the participation of AAP would not have altered the chances of the ruling party. In Gujarat, the BJP was able to raise its voter share to 52.5%. Rahul claimed that the Congress triumphed in Himachal Pradesh despite the BJP employing all of its resources to win the state poll.
‘We don’t need them …’Rahul Gandhi responded that those who left the party in the recent past were those who gave in to pressure from the BJP when asked about the exodus of politicians from the Congress.If certain people want to leave the Congress party, if some lack the courage to take on the BJP, they are welcome to leave the party. We don’t want them. We want those who believe in the Congress party and don’t believe in fascism, he said, alleging the BJP is fascist.
‘There is no problem in Rajasthan ‘
When asked about the power tussle in Rajasthan, Rahul said There is no confusion within our party. Such things happen sometimes, there is no problem. Noting that no one should underestimate the Congress, Rahul said lakhs and crores of party workers are its strength and if we utilise our workers well, we will be able to ensure a massive victory of the Congress in Rajasthan in next elections.
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