Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP of centralising power

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the RSS and the BJP of trying to centralise power, while asserting that his party believes in decentralisation. Speaking at a Mahapanchayat of newly elected Congress local body members here, he said the Congress brought the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments to strengthen the three-tier Panchayati Raj system. Gandhi stressed that protecting the Constitution means protecting decentralised governance at the grassroots level.