Appropriated by BJP, Congress tries to reclaim Patel legacy | India News

AHMEDABAD: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is learnt to have advised occasion members that there needs to be no reservation in naming a gaggle that’s targetted, as he reiterated that Congress stands for all religions and teams.
Rahul is learnt to have talked about {that a} neighborhood, be it Christian, Muslim, Sikh, OBC or disadvantaged courses, be named. He stated Congress shouldn’t be related selectively with any group.
The comment on the assembly of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) reportedly got here after some questions from occasion leaders about readability on political technique. It has been a topic of debate in political circles and in Congress on how to tackle the exhausting polarization pitch of BJP. Rahul said he had no confusion in regards to the technique.
The prolonged CWC, led by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul, met on the Patel Memorial right here for round 4 hours to talk about the decision that might be positioned earlier than the AICC session on Wednesday.
Sources stated the point out of the Palestine-Israel battle additionally got here in for ideas from members. Some reportedly felt the passing reference in regards to the Modi govt’s silence on bombardment of innocents was not sufficient and required detailing. Rahul additionally pitched strongly for “social justice” points like caste census, whilst he rubbished that Congress could possibly be confined merely to Dalits, minorities, as is the case in standard parlance.
Many members gave their views on totally different facets of the decision. Sources stated senior MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor argued that Congress mustn’t simply criticize however needs to be constructive and also needs to provide alternate options and choices. There was a dialogue on US tariffs on India, and likewise the overseas coverage. MP Manish Tewari, sources stated, expressed sturdy views on the Chinese encroachment within the Ladakh area. Some additionally demanded better emphasis on the waqf invoice’s criticism.
While the decision stays beneath the wraps, it’s learnt that the doc accommodates all of the nationwide points, from alleged “divisive politics” and “Hindu vs Muslim” of the BJP-RSS to “assault on the Constitution and federalism”, “compromised foreign policy” of Modi regime primarily based on “personal branding”, with references to US, Chinese encroachment, return of hardline in Bangladesh. A key reference is probably going to be on social justice, with a deal with caste census and better quotas, and Congress’s position within the first Constitutional modification of 1951 to safeguard reservations, implementation of Mandal fee and OBC quota in instructional establishments, and Modi govt’s “dereservation” drive via privatization and contractual employment.