Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge  on Saturday said Rahul Gandhi is taking out Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra under adverse conditions to save the country’s democracy and constitution and if this struggle fails people will suffer under the Modi government. He was speaking at the ‘Nyay Sankalp Sammelan’ rally at Ramlila maidan, Geeta Colony,  in east Delhi, organised by the Delhi Congress.

Kharge thanked Rahul on behalf of the Congress and said that his decision to take out Yatra was perhaps the biggest step taken by any leader in the party so far. He is seeking justice for all including youth, women, farmers and poor people. Despite such adverse situations and cold conditions, he is taking out the Yatra. He is fighting against the atrocities of the BJP government, Kharge said.  “This fight is to save democracy and the constitution of the country. If you fail to support the Congress in this fight, you will become a slave of Modi,” Kharge said. In a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress president charged him with not fulfilling his promises to provide jobs to the youth and recover black money generated in the country.

 “What is Modi’s guarantee? His guarantee is not fulfilling promises,” Kharge said. He accused the prime minister of trying to “impose his views on the country and punishing everyone for gaining power”.

 “Our fight is against the RSS and BJP. They want to finish the country and alienate the poor. Congress will have to go to every household to create awareness against BJP’s divisive policy,” he said. He claimed that 411 legislators of opposition parties have been booked and sent to jail and the BJP tried to form governments in the states by framing and booking the MLAs of opposition parties ruling there. Kharge also lashed at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for quitting the Mahagathbandhan alliance. “He used to talk a lot about socialism but turned out to be Paltu Kumar.”

Speaking on the occasion, Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely said the presence of thousands of Congress workers and local residents at the  Workers’ Convention was proof enough that Congress was fully geared to contest the Lok Sabha elections in all the seven Lok Sabha seats.

He said that Congress party does not try to derive political mileage from religious beliefs which was a personal thing while the presence of the RSS Chief at the consecration of the Ram Temple was proof enough that it was a function of the RSS and BJP.

The ‘Nyay Sankalp Sammelan’ rally at Ramlila maidan, Geeta Colony witnessed presence of a large number of Congress workers and leaders including AICC treasurer Ajay Maken, Mukesh Sharma, Harun Yusuf, Jai Kishan, Chhattar Singh and others.