Rahul Gandhi In Gujarat: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is on a tour of Gujarat. He met Congress workers in Ahmedabad. While addressing the workers, Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi and BJP. He said that just like BJP lost in Ayodhya, it is going to lose in Gujarat. Attacking the Prime Minister, Rahul said that PM Modi won Varanasi with difficulty, he would have lost in Ayodhya. In Kashi, he managed to save his life. There he won by only 1 lakh votes. Congress party will win in Gujarat and a new party will be formed from here.
- Rahul told the people of Gujarat that you have suffered a lot, have been beaten with sticks, I want to tell you that the AICC team, I, my sister Priyanka, all the senior leaders will stand here with you. Together we will break their government.
- Rahul Gandhi said that I have come to tell you. They have attacked our office, we should not be afraid. They have challenged us. The challenge is that we have to defeat BJP together in Gujarat. Now the Congress party will defeat Narendra Modi and BJP in Gujarat.
- Rahul said that I have to tell one thing to the people of Gujarat – you should not be afraid. People in our party tell me in my room that you did not do the right thing. We are not afraid, our workers are not afraid. We fought the British, we were not afraid.
- Rahul said that in the Parliament I asked the Ayodhya MP that, this BJP did its entire political pran pratishtha of Ram Mandir before the elections… but the INDIA alliance won the elections in Ayodhya, what happened?
- Rahul said that the entire movement of BJP was for Ram Mandir, Ayodhya. Advani ji started it, did a Rath Yatra… it is said that Narendra Modi ji helped Advani ji in that Rath Yatra. I was thinking in the Parliament that they did the pran pratishtha of Ram Mandir and Adani-Ambani ji were seen in the pran pratishtha but no poor person was seen.
- Rahul said that the farmers’ lands were taken for the Ayodhya airport. But the farmers have not received compensation till date.
- Rahul said that no one from Ayodhya was present in the pran pratishtha of Ram Mandir. No poor person was seen in the inauguration ceremony of Ram Mandir.
- Rahul said that BJP did politics on Ayodhya. BJP politicized Lord Ram. Those whose houses and shops were demolished have not received compensation till date.
Rahul's first Gujarat visit after becoming the Leader of OppositionAfter addressing the Congress workers, Rahul Gandhi will also meet the families of the victims of Rajkot Gaming Zone, Morbi Bridge accident, Surat arson and Vadodara Harni boat accident. This is Rahul Gandhi's first Gujarat visit after becoming the Leader of Opposition. During the discussion on the President's address in the Lok Sabha, Rahul had said that this time he will defeat the BJP in Gujarat. He said this with confidence. Rahul said that in 2027, the India alliance will defeat the BJP. Rahul's Gujarat visit a few days after this statement is an indication that he has already started preparing for 2027.
What did Shaktisinh Gohil say on Rahul's Gujarat visit?Regarding Rahul's Gujarat visit, Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil said that our leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will come to Ahmedabad on Saturday. He will guide and interact with the workers of the Congress family at the state Congress office. Gohil said that I have received calls from many people across Gujarat, who have been wronged under the BJP rule.He said that Rahul Gandhi fights for justice. He said that he had faith in the BJP, but he did not get justice and he wants to put his point in front of Rahul Gandhi, so we have also requested Rahul Gandhi to talk to him.
There is a ruckus over Rahul's 'Hindu violent' statementRahul Gandhi is going to Gujarat at a time when there is a ruckus over his 'Hindu violent' statement. Rahul Gandhi had said in the Lok Sabha that the people of BJP and RSS are violent. After this, in protest against his statement, BJP workers in Gujarat recently demonstrated fiercely outside the Congress offices. BJP workers pelted stones and attacked the Congress office in Gujarat. Bajrang Dal workers burnt the effigy of Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi had strongly condemned this incident. Rahul had written on Twitter that the people of BJP who spread violence and hatred do not understand the basic principles of Hinduism.
BJP has been in control of Gujarat for the last three decadesGujarat will have assembly elections in 2027, for which Congress has already started preparing. Gujarat is a stronghold of BJP. Congress has been out of power for a long time. BJP has been in control of Gujarat for the last three decades. Congress had to face a crushing defeat in the 2022 assembly elections. Out of 182 seats, Congress got only 17 seats in Gujarat. At the same time, BJP won 156 seats. At the same time, one seat went to SP and the remaining three seats went to independents. BJP got 52.5 percent votes while Congress got 27.3 percent votes.