Guwahati: Addressing election rallies and participating in various poll related events in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in eastern Assam, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the Bharatiya Janata Party is spreading hatred to create divisions among people and in the society.
Claiming that there is “one force in Nagpur that is trying to control the entire country”, the Congress leader urged the youth to “resist this attempt with love and confidence as they happen to be the future of the country”.
The former Congress President and Lok Sabha member is scheduled to release the party’s election manifesto in poll-bound Assam on Saturday.
He said that if the Congress came to power at the Centre in the next elections, the party led government would nullify the CAA. “20 years ago Assam was hit by violence, but after the Congress came into the state government it at once ensured peace, harmony and development. BJP ka kaam hai todna, hamaara kaam hai jodna (BJP’s task is to divide but our job is to unite people),” Gandhi said.
He asserted that Assam’s resources and wealth must be utilised for the benefit of the Assamese. He asked the people: “Can you name a scheme started by the BJP? The Congress government in Chhattisgarh promised to waive off farm loans and our government did it very rapidly. We have a record of not making fake and empty promises. The Congress gives guarantees and fulfils this without wasting much time. The priority of the party if voted to power would be to first fill up vacant posts and focus on sectors like health and education for creating new jobs. The BJP is creating a big problem privatising education. Education should not be commercialised as it is a fundamental right of the people.”
Gandhi said that there are certain sectors for privatisation, but not the education and health sectors.
