Malllikarjun Kharge, the head of the opposition Congress party, charged the government Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday with creating division, hatred, and continued unemployment in the nation. The concept of India, he claimed, was constantly under attack.
“…hatred is deepening every day across the country. People are burdened due to inflation and unemployment, but the government is unconcerned,” he said in his speech at a function to mark the Congress’s 138th foundation day.
He added Congress will have to unite youngsters, women, deprived classes, and intellectuals to combat hatred and unemployment and to ensure inclusiveness.
Kharge said the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress’s biggest public outreach exercise in decades, was the beginning of steps to unite people. “The yatra has given a new lease of life to tens of millions of Congress workers across the country.” He added the yatra has shown Congress’s ideology is widely and robustly supported.
He mentioned how India developed while the Congress was in power and stated that within a short period of time, it not only developed into a powerful democracy but also a powerhouse in terms of economic, nuclear, and geopolitical matters. The nation leads other countries in the fields of agriculture, education, medicine, information technology, and services.
Kharge credited Congress’s belief in democracy and inclusive ideology for the growth. In order to ensure that everyone has equal rights and opportunities, he continued, the party works with everyone and has complete faith in the Constitution.
In a tweet separately, Kharge said Congress has always worked for the well-being and progress of the people. “We firmly believe in equality of opportunity guaranteed in political, economic & social rights, enshrined in the Constitution of India,” said Kharge, who unfurled Congress’s flag to mark the foundation day at the party’s headquarters.
Former Congress chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and other top party leaders were present on the occasion.
In a tweet in Hindi on the foundation day, Rahul Gandhi said, “I am proud to be a part of an organisation which chose the path of truth, non-violence, and struggle and always worked in the public interest.”