Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has again come under spotlight after he said that Congress needs to filter out leaders and workers who are allegedly working for the BJP as he continued to warn of strict action, even removals.
Gandhi was addressing party workers on the second day of his two-day Gujarat visit and he said that the party's first job was to separate two groups of Congress workers and leaders 바카라 ones who carry the party ideology in their hearts and stand with the public and the others who were cut off from the public, "half of whom are with the BJP".
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have mocked Gandhi for his claim and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that after blaming the ruling party, election commission of India, now "he has started blaming his own people. I'll suggest he do self-introspection instead of blaming others."
Rahul Gandhi In Gujarat
Gandhi's visit to the state is focused on the 2027 assembly polls, for which he has hinted at a major overhaul in the party's state unit and assured a strong plan to defeat the BJP.
"There are two types of people in the Gujarat Congress leadership and among workers. Those who are honest with people, fight for them, respect them and have the ideology of the Congress in their heart. And the others who are cut off from the people sit far away, do not respect them, and half of whom are with the BJP," he said.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the party's first job should be to filter these two groups, even if it means taking strict action of removing people.
Till the two groups are separated, the people of Gujarat will not believe in the party, he said.
Gandhi said, "For our district, block presidents and senior leaders, the party should find a place in their hearts. They should carry Congress in their blood. Put the issue of winning and losing the elections aside. As soon as we do that, the people of Gujarat would like to join our organisation, and we will open the door for them."
On Gujarat's Potential
He claimed that the people of the state are trapped, and the diamond, textile and ceramic industry is in shambles.
"Look at farmers of Gujarat. They are screaming for a new vision. The vision of the last 20-25 years has failed, and Congress can provide this vision easily. But this is not possible unless these two types of people are filtered," he said.
He said Gujarat wants to move forward but is unable to see the way ahead, and the Congress is unable to show it the way.
"I am not speaking out of shame or fear, but I want to put this before you 바카라 we are unable to show Gujarat the way," Gandhi said.
He pointed out that Congress has been out of power in Gujarat for over three decades, and whenever he visits the state, the discussions revolve around elections.
On Past & Future Of Congress In Gujarat
"But the question is not about elections. Unless we fulfil our responsibilities, the people of Gujarat will not let us win the elections. And we should not ask the people to give us the government till we fulfil our responsibilities. The day we have fulfilled our responsibilities, I can guarantee that all the people of Gujarat will support us," he said.
Gandhi said Congress has not been able to fulfil expectations Gujarat had from its leaders for the last 30 years.
Gujarat gave the Congress its original leadership, way of thinking, fighting and living in Mahatma Gandhi, he said.
"Without Gandhi, Congress would not have been able to get independence for the country," he said, adding that Sardar Patel, one of the five greatest leaders of the Congress, also hailed from Gujarat.
He said there is no shortage of leaders in Congress at the district, block, and senior levels, but "they are chained".
"Our leaders, including me, will have to go amidst the people of Gujarat, listen to their voices, what they expect from me, what we can do for them 바카라 for their education, health, and future. We are here to listen to you," Gandhi said.
He said the party could come to power in the state if it manages to increase its vote share by 5 per cent, citing the example of Telangana, where it managed a 22 per cent increase in the vote share.
Gandhi, on the first day of his visit on Friday, had held meetings with party leaders and district and block-level presidents.
The upcoming All India Congress Committee (AICC) session is scheduled to be held in Ahmedabad on April 8-9. It will be held in the state after 64 years.
In the 2022 Gujarat assembly elections, the Congress won only 17 of the 182 seats in the state. However, the party's strength in the House dropped to 12 after the resignation of five MLAs.
BJP's Response
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi suggested that Gandhi practice "introspection instead of blaming others" as he responded to the controversial statement.
"The statement he gave depicts Congress's internal misery and Rahul Gandhi's typical state of mind," Trivedi said at a press conference. 바카라From alleging his party, people, constitutional institutions, and media - he has started blaming his own people. I'll suggest he do self-introspection instead of blaming others," Trivedi told ANI.
Trivedi also called Gandhi's address 'public humiliation of party workers'.
"바카라ŠI think that you will never see such public humiliation of party workers. I want to ask him (Gandhi) if you can tell us who you are in cahoots with. When you go abroad, whom do you meet?" the BJP MP added.
BJP's national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla in a post on X mocked Gandhi and stated, "Rahul Gandhi has once again proven he is the OG when it comes to bizarre comments & no Shama Mohd can displace him but...Mr Entitled Dyanst stop calling Congress workers as 바카라ghoda바카라 - they are humans."
바카라Stop blaming others for your failures - first EVM now Karyakartas - who next? Janta (public) ??바카라 Poonawalla added and said, 바카라If half of Congress is Gaddar - what are you for making Congress lose 90+ times.바카라
