There isn’t any chance of increase an alternative choice to the Bharatiya Janata Occasion on the nationwide degree with out the Congress, although some folks is likely to be dreaming about such a state of affairs, All India Congress Committee common secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh stated on Thursday.
Chatting with reporters on the sidelines of Bharat Jodo Yatra being undertaken by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Telangana from Makthal in Narayanpet district, Ramesh stated the Congress can’t be ignored whereas increase an alternative choice to the BJP on the nationwide degree.
Taking an oblique dig at Telangana chief minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao, Ramesh stated: “Some individuals are nurturing the dream of forming an alternative choice to the BJP with out involving the Congress. Effectively, they’re entitled to their desires. Nevertheless it merely won’t occur. They received’t be capable to dislodge the Narendra Modi authorities on the Centre with out taking the Congress into the fold.”
Ramesh stated whereas the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi was primarily focussed on combating in opposition to the divisive politics of the BJP, in Telangana, it was additionally geared toward countering the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) which can also be practising related politics as that of the BJP by becoming a member of fingers with the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM).
“The TRS is a counterpart of the BJP in Telangana, as each of them practise related politics. Whereas the TRS, in affiliation with the MIM, is offering the much-needed oxygen to the BJP, the latter has been giving the booster dose to the TRS-MIM mix,” he stated, including that it was a giant problem to the Congress to battle in opposition to these divisive forces.
Gandhi, who entered Telangana at Gudebellur in Makthal on the morning of October 23, took a break for Diwali pageant and resumed the padayatra from the identical place at 6.30 am on Thursday after a four-day recess.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A Revanth Reddy, Nalgonda MP Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Congress Legislature Occasion chief Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka accompanied Gandhi within the stroll. He walked for 26 km on the Day 2 in Telangana, which additionally marked the completion of his 50 days of padayatra.
Throughout the yatra, Gandhi interacted with a gaggle of farmers and representatives of some farmers’ associations close to Makthal. They complained to the Congress MP concerning the neglect of tenant farmers who have been being denied the advantages beneath Rythu Bandhu scheme. “Practically 80 per cent of the farmers who have been committing suicides as a result of misery are tenant farmers,” a consultant of Rythu Swarajya Vedika instructed Gandhi.
Former PCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy stated Gandhi had given a affected person listening to to the issues being confronted by the farmers to have a complete understanding concerning the agriculture sector in Telangana. “Tomorrow, he’ll meet the representatives of tribal farmers doing Podu cultivation and likewise handloom weavers,” Reddy stated.
From Makthal, the yatra will proceed for 16 days in Telangana, masking 19 Meeting and seven Parliamentary constituencies spanning a distance of 375 km, earlier than getting into Maharashtra on November 7. The yatra will take a one-day break on November 4.
The Congress MP may also meet intellectuals, leaders of assorted communities, together with personalities from the sporting, enterprise and leisure sectors. He may also go to prayer halls, mosques and temples throughout Telangana, and can provide prayers, a bulletin issued by the Telangana PCC stated.