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pressbrief.in gandhirahul.info Rahul Gandhi: My fight is not for any post, but to take people's voice to the Government All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while addressing an election rally at Bhadohi on Tuesday as part of his ongoing campaign for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections said that his fight is not for any post but to take the voice of the people to the Government. Referring 2004 Parliament elections Rahul Gandhi said, "During 2004 Parliament elections, I was not active. I was contesting from Amethi. I was observing politics from a distance. Congress had only promised a government of aam aadmi that works for poor, farmers, minorities, dalits Hindu, Sikh, Muslims, Christians and adivasis. Taking a jab at BJP he continued, "But BJP and NDA brought out a slogan in English 'India Shining. I, while visiting various villages in the villages of Amethi, was thinking why they have brought out such a slogan in English. There was no electricity in the houses of poor farmers, the hands of labourers were torn, and I was asking myself how they can frame such a slogan. I was wondering whether these people actually go out to know the reality. Media had said that Congress was not going to win; they had given us only 80 seats out of 540. But the people gave mandate to Congress. After the elections, when the press persons asked BJP about the origin of the slogan, its senior leader said that it was picked up from an advertisement in TV <b>...</b> |
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