“He does not have understanding about India. There is no need to give strength to women of India. They have huge strength. Nobody can give strength to the country. It has strength. You have power in your hands, in your heart. Nobody will give you strength from above,” Gandhi said.
The Congress Vice President said, “You (Modi) send police after woman in Gujarat, you tape phone of woman. You make their conversation listen by police and Home Ministry. You stop that. There is no need to give power. The country has power in itself. You please give this country little respect,”
On the other hand, he said, the Congress leaders “come to you bowing our heads. We understand your strength. We cannot tell you you have done nothing in the last 60 years.
“We cannot say we will change the country. You will do it. Your power will change it. This is the difference between them and us. They (BJP) make people fight, spread anger. We spread love and compassion.”
Attacking Samajwadi Party and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who also held a roadshow in Varanasi today, Gandhi accused them of stalling women reservation bill.
“We want to ensure 33 per cent reservation to women in assemblies and Parliament. The parties in Uttar Pradesh have been stalling the Bill providing for the reservation. They did not allow it. Our first job will be to ensure the reservation for women. We will open 2,000 police stations only for women.
And we will recruit 25 per cent women in police,” he said.
He asked the Chandauli's Congress candidate Tarun Patel to “fight for truth, fight for rights of the farmers, labourers and poor people.” He also thanked the people of Varanasi for giving him “so much love”.
