“Offered Mayawati UP Chief Minister’s Post, But…”: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi:

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday mentioned the Congress had provided to type an alliance with BSP chief Mayawati within the latest Uttar Pradesh meeting election and make her the chief ministerial candidate however “she didn’t even speak to us”.

Lashing out on the BSP chief, the previous Congress president alleged that Mayawati gave a transparent passage to the ruling BJP within the state due to “the CBI, the ED and Pegasus”.

The Congress gained solely two seats out of 403 and bought a vote share of lower than 2.5 p.c in Uttar Pradesh, the place the BJP retained power. As many as 97 per cent of Congress candidates misplaced their safety deposit.

The BSP gained only one seat and a vote share of round 13 per cent. Practically 72 per cent of its candidates additionally misplaced their deposit within the election, which turned out to be a bipolar contest between the BJP and the Samajwadi Social gathering.

Releasing a e book, “The Dalit Fact”, Rahul Gandhi mentioned the Structure is a weapon however it’s meaningless with out establishments which, he alleged, have been ”captured by the RSS”.

Noting that if establishments aren’t managed by individuals, neither is the nation, the Congress chief mentioned, “This isn’t a brand new assault. It began the day when Mahatma Gandhi was killed with bullets.”

Mr Gandhi mentioned he wouldn’t have been in a position to converse up towards the federal government had he taken any cash and alleged that the CBI and the ED management the political system.

Taking up Mayawati, he mentioned, “We gave a message to Mayawati to type an alliance and requested her to develop into the chief minister. She didn’t even speak to us.”

Mr Gandhi mentioned he has respect for BSP patriarch Kanshi Ram for articulating the Dalit voice of Uttar Pradesh, although the Congress had suffered throughout that part.

“However Mayawati ji is saying that I cannot struggle for it .. she gave a transparent passage to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP). Why? (due to ) CBI, the ED and Pegasus,” he mentioned.

The previous Congress chief mentioned individuals want to talk up or else establishments will proceed to be managed and the Structure is not going to be adopted.

“That is the fact of India. And when the Structure turns into defunct, the weak are the worst affected — Dalits, minorities, tribals, unemployed, small farmers and the poor,” he mentioned.

He exhorted Dalits to struggle for his or her rights by treading the trail proven by B R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.

“The Structure is the weapon of India nevertheless it has no which means with out establishments. The Structure with out establishments has no which means. We speak of defending the Structure. However how is the Structure carried out? With establishments. All establishments are within the palms of the RSS,” he alleged.

He mentioned Ambedkar, the architect of the Structure, gave the weapon to individuals “however in the present day, that weapon has no which means” because the media is being managed and a adware is getting used to regulate political leaders.

Mentioning to the state of the nation’s economic system, Mr Gandhi mentioned, “That is the time to struggle.” He mentioned Ambedkar and Gandhi had proven that “there’s a path, however it’s essential to tread on it. There’s a approach, however it’s essential to tread that path”.

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