Srinagar: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at the BJP and RSS accusing them of spreading hatred across the country. “BJP’s job is to spread hatred and Congress’ job is to spread love. They break, we unite,” Gandhi said at a public rally in Ramban district, as he kickstarted the Congress’ campaign for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.
“BJP, RSS people are spreading hatred, violence and fear. This fight is between two ideologies. On one side there is hatred, violence, fear and on the other hand there is love and respect. We walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, 4,000 km, during which we gave the slogan – ‘mohabbat ki dukaan’, they break, we join,” he said at the rally.
The former Congress chief further said that hatred cannot be negated by hatred and that it can only be defeated by love.
लोक सभा चुनाव से पहले नरेंद्र मोदी छाती चौड़ी कर के आते थे, अब उनके कंधे झुक गए हैं।
इस बार उन्होंने संसद में घुसने से पहले संविधान माथे पर लगाया और फिर अंदर गए।
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Rahul Gandhi pitches for restoration of statehood in J&K
Hitting out at the BJP-led Centre over the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, Gandhi said that the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been snatched. He also said the Congress would pull out all stops to restore statehood in Jammu and Kashmir.
“For the first time in the history of India, a state has been made a Union Territory. People’s rights were snatched. This has never been done before. Our first priority is to restore statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, because your rights, your wealth, everything is being taken away from you,” he said.
“In 1947, we removed kings and formed democratic government, we gave the Constitution, today a king is sitting in J&K, his name is L-G but he is a king. Your money is being taken away, given to outsiders. Our first step would be to restore statehood,” Gandhi added.
हिंदुस्तान के इतिहास में पहली बार किसी राज्य को केंद्र शासित प्रदेश बनाया गया है।
ये काम पहले कभी नहीं किया गया। आपके हक को छीना गया है।
हमारा सबसे पहला काम जम्मू-कश्मीर को स्टेटहुड वापस देना है, क्योंकि आपसे आपका अधिकार, आपका धन, सबकुछ छीना जा रहा है।
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— Congress (@INCIndia) September 4, 2024
RaGa kickstarts poll campaign in J&K
Gandhi reached Jammu and Kashmir this morning, He is also scheduled to address a public rally in Anantnag in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir. These rallies are part of the campaign for the party’s candidates contesting in the first phase of the elections on September 18.
Jammu and Kashmir is set to hold Assembly polls in three phases on – September 18, 25, and October 1. Assembly polls in the Union territory is being held after a gap of 10 years. The Congress and the National Conference have stitched a pre-poll alliance for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, being held for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019.
