Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said the idea of India is being challenged
new Delhi:
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge today said the idea of India is being challenged and everyone has to unite against hatred. The party celebrated its 138th Foundation Day in the national capital.
Mr Kharge unfurled the party’s flag at the Delhi headquarters in the presence of top party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, among others.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Kharge said that India has progressed because of the Congress’ vision of inclusiveness by taking everyone along.
He said that India not only emerged as a successful and strong democracy but in a few decades it became a superpower in the economic, nuclear and strategic fields.
“It didn’t happen on its own. It happened because of the Congress’s belief in democracy and our inclusive ideology of taking everyone along and our full faith in the Constitution which gives equal rights and opportunities to all,” he said.
Hitting out at the BJP-led government, he said that “the fundamental principles of India are under constant attack”. “Society is being divided by hatred, people are affected by inflation and unemployment but the government is not bothered about it,” he said.
“The Congress needs to unite the youth, women and marginalized sections of the society and take them along in our fight against price rise, unemployment and hatred,” he said.
Kharge said that it has started with the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi. Yatra has provided “Sanjeevani”, rejuvenated Congress workers across the country
Sanjivani is a medicinal herb that was featured in the Hindu epic Ramayana and healed Lakshmana after he was injured near death.
He said the yatra has received overwhelming support from the people of the country and has rattled the Congress rivals.
On the occasion of the party’s foundation day, Rahul Gandhi tweeted that he was proud to be a part of an organization which always chose the path of truth, non-violence and struggle and took every step for the welfare of the people.
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