Rahul to begin yatra to highlight ‘govt failures’ on economic front
NEWDELHI:CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi will soon embark on a nationwide political yatra in a bid to reconnect with the masses, highlight the Bharatiya Janata Party (Bjp)-led government’s “failures” on the economic front and keep up the attack on the BJP on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens, a party leader familiar with the development said.
The leader quoted above said this was decided at the last meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on January 11.
The leader further added that during his yatra, Gandhi, 49, will also raise the issues confronting farmers, tribals, rural workers, small and medium traders, industrialists and professionals.
He said this was being done following an assessment that as a political party the Congress faces a tough challenge of sustaining protests over CAA and NRC and hence feels the need for bringing the narrative back on economic slowdown and other issues confronting the common people.
“CAA and NRC are there but we need to highlight the issues concerning the youth, farmers, traders and professionals and expose the anti-people BJP government,” the leader added.
Before that, the former Congress president will hold a Yuva Aakrosh rally and interact with the youth across the country on economic issues. This programme will kick off with an interactive session on January 28 at Jaipur where he is expected to talk about the job crisis.
“The rally is being organised to highlight the issues that are affecting the youth most, which are unemployment, joblessness and an environment where the youth is facing redundancies,” Rajasthan chief minister, Ashok Gehlot, told reporters in Jaipur.
“He will highlight the real issues, the slowdown of the economy, deepening job crisis, rising inflation, devaluation of rupee and high fuel prices. The central government has failed in handling these and they raise subjects like CAA and NRC just to divert attention from their failures,” he added.
Gehlot further said, “Rahul ji is the voice of today’s youth. He is coming for young people as they are angry due to problems they are facing. The Central government is not listening to their woes instead their voices are stifled.”
Gandhi will then hold similar interactions in other Congressruled states as well.