He also advised the NSUI that they should not expect immediate result as they may face resistance from senior leadership. Acknowledging that those working in the NSUI and the Youth Congress do not get enough support from senior leaders in the parent party at times, Rahul Gandhi assured to help them.
“Elections are nearing. Our effort will be to ensure to ensure maximum representation to the Youth Congress leaders. In the times to come, we are going to give more representation to leaders from the Youth Congress and the NSUI. We will give more space to the NSUI in the Congress party. The country will see the strength of the Congress in the NSUI. Youths will be more visible,” the Gandhi scion said.
Addressing a two-day national convention Udaan of NSUI at Talkatora Stadium, the party vice-president asked the party’s youth brigade to counter the Opposition party’s campaign of painting all good work done by UPA as wrong. Asking the NSUI workers to pan out in colleges and universities and tell the youth it was the Congress which brought RTI and lokpal and rights- based legislations, he said they should counter the Opposition propaganda but not with anger or harsh words.
“Our focus is never on anger but love and brotherhood. We are a party of Mahatma Gandhi. Our focus is more on work and so is yours. This is our DNA. You should not leave it. How much the Opposition provokes you, I urge you not to fall in the trap. You work with love,” he said.