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Biswanath, Jan 21: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi stated that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are sowing discord in society by pitting religions, castes, and languages against each other, with the intention of diverting the public’s attention.
“BJP-RSS are spreading hatred and violence in society by making one religion fight against another, one caste against another and one language against another, so that they can distract you. They aim to snatch your wealth and keep it with them,” the Rahul Gandhi stated.
On Sunday, the eighth day of his journey, Rahul Gandhi continued the second leg of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam by reentering the state from the Rajgarh-Hollongi (Assam-Arunachal Pradesh) border.
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Unemployment, farmers not getting right prices
Rahul Gandhi emphasized the problems of unemployment and farmers not receiving fair prices for their produce, saying, “We met lakhs of people in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. The youth raised issues of unemployment and farmers told us about not getting right prices for their crops. Now to hear your voice once again, we have started the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’.”
“The youths here spend lakhs of rupees to go to school and college, but then come to know that they cannot get employment in Assam. Farmers do not get the right price for their crops, small shopkeepers were ruined due to demonetization and GST. The entire government of the country is run for selected industrialists,” he further stated.
Rahul accuses Assam CM of corruption
Rahul Gandhi hit out at Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, saying, “Who is the most corrupt Chief Minister of India? The people of Assam and the entire country know that the answer is Himanta Biswa Sarma.”
“Those who are threatening us should know that this is not the journey of Rahul Gandhi, it is the journey of the people of Assam. Rahul Gandhi and the people of Assam are not afraid of the Chief Minister, they can do whatever they want,” he added.
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Tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Assam freedom fighters
After spending a night in Arunachal Pradesh, the Yatra returned to Assam on Sunday. The first part of the tour took place in Assam from Thursday afternoon to Saturday afternoon, and then it moved into Arunachal Pradesh.
During the Yatra at Rajgarh, Assam, Rahul Gandhi had a cup of tea with a delegation comprising members of all the parties.
During the Yatra, Rahul Gandhi honoured Mahatma Gandhi by placing flowers on his statue. Additionally, he paid respects to the statues of freedom fighters Swahid Kanaklata and Mukund Kakati.
