Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan: Congress former president Rahul Gandhi addressed a mega rally in Rajasthan's Banswara district. This was Gandhi's first public meeting after the restoration of his Lok Sabha (LS) membership. While addressing the rally here, the Congress leader alleged that the ideology of the BJP has set Manipur on fire and added that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants, the flames can be doused in two-three days.
With this, Rahul Gandhi also criticised the BJP for calling tribal people "Vanvasi" instead of Adivasi, saying that it's an insult to them.
He said the BJP calls tribal people "Vanvasi, snatches their jungles and gives them to Adani". Whereas, the Congress wants the tribal population to get their rights and their dreams to be fulfilled, he said.
The rally, organised on the occasion of World Tribal Day, marks the beginning of the Congress campaign for the assembly polls in Rajasthan later this year.
Know about Mangarh Dham:
Mangarh Dham, located near the Rajasthan-Gujarat border, is a historic place where hundreds of tribal people led by Govind Guru were killed in firing by Britishers in 1913. In November 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi too addressed a rally at Mangarh Dham.
The place is also close to Madhya Pradesh, where the assembly polls will be held later this year. Banswara, Dungarpur, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, and Pratapgarh are the tribal districts of Rajasthan and Congress workers from these areas will attend the rally, Chaturvedi said.
BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi:
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan on Tuesday (August 8) criticised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over several issues including waiving of farm loans ahead of his scheduled visit to the state on Wednesday.
Slamming the Congress leader, the BJP asked, "Will he seek any answer from Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot regarding the promises made in the last assembly elections?". Former state unit BJP president and ex-minister Arun Chaturvedi said, "Rahul Gandhi had promised to the people that if the Congress government is formed in the state, the loan of the farmers would be waived off. Will Rahul Gandhi tell if the loans of all the farmers have been waived in the state?
"Also, he had promised to provide employment for the youths. Will Rahul Gandhi tell about the 19 paper leaks that happened in Rajasthan? Whom will they hold responsible?" he questioned. The BJP has also raised questions regarding the incidents of rapes happening in the state.
BJP national secretary Alka Gurjar said that when Rahul Gandhi comes to Mangarh Dham, "will he also go to meet the victim's family"?
(With agencies inputs)
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