SEPT 12- Rahul Gandhi’s rally at tribal town Salumber in Rajasthan to kick off Congress’ election campaign got one-third crowd compared to Narendra Modi’s in Jaipur on September 11.
Here are excerpts from Rahul’s speech:-
“Opposition says that infrastructure of roads, airport, bridges to progress country forward. These alone can’t take the country ahead unless those who work to make these are taken care of too.
There is a story on Guru-Shishya Parampara where a man came and abused his guru before disciples who questioned ‘why the ‘teacher remained silent. He said “He brought a gift for me, which he offered, but I did not accept.”
Let Opposition do whatever, but we will not accept your gift of anger, abuses: “Maje lo, gali do, jo gussa hai, woh aapka hai, hum use nahin lenge.”
(Let them enjoy, abuse. Their anger is yours, we will not accept it).
“Mere jo aapne sapne hein, unhe mein kuchalna chahta hoon; aapke jo sapne hein, unhe mein aapna banana chahta hoon.” (I want to crush my own dreams and instead own your dreams).”
Rahul reminds tribals of Orissa and Land Bill, talks in Delhi’s rooms.
“Orissa mein ek pahar ku puja karte the log. Ek bade udyog pati aur BJD-BJP sarkar ne kanun ko nahin dekha aur jamin harap li. Kamse kam aapse to poochna hahiye ki aapki jamin hai jaise ki ek bade aadmi se poochte hei.”
(In Orissa, people worshipped a mountain which a big industrialist and BJD-BJP government grabbed. At least they should have asked you the way they ask a big man).
In rooms in Delhi people say poor are a burden and country can’t rise with them.
That is why we have brought bills to protect land rights of tribals.
This Congress party defeated the British and made them run away. We are not going to go anywhere.
We will make government, the government of poor.”
