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Rahul Gandhi: Dalits need Jupiter's escape velocity for success

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the condition of Dalits in the country, Congress VP rahul Gandhi has said that the community needs the “escape velocity of Jupiter” to achieve successRahul today spoke out forcefully for

India TV News Desk Published : Oct 08, 2013 12:25 IST, Updated : Oct 09, 2013 15:25 IST
He said earlier the slogan of the Congress was that "we shall sleep on half empty stomachs but vote for the Congress" and now it will be "Bhar pet khayenge aur Congress ko vote deyenge (Will sleep on full stomachs and vote for Congress)" due to the food security act brought recently.


Elaborating his feeling of empathy for the Dalits, he said: “Why do I feel taking the side of the person who is weak,” he said, and then went on to narrate an anecdote his grandmother Indira Gandhi had told him of when she had visited Germany to see an ice-hockey match.

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