In a powerful push for the upcoming Haryana Meeting elections, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took to the marketing campaign path on Thursday, accusing the BJP authorities of devastating the state by failing to create employment alternatives. Talking at a rally in Assandh, Karnal, he highlighted the troubling development of youth immigration, promising to conduct a caste census and handle farmers’ grievances.
Joined on stage by senior celebration figures, together with Sirsa MP and former Union Minister Kumari Selja, who had beforehand been absent from campaigning, and two-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda, Gandhi posed a pointed query: “Why are the youth of Haryana going to the US?”
Reflecting on his latest go to to america, Gandhi shared an eye-opening expertise: “Once I visited Dallas, I noticed 15-20 folks sleeping in a single room. A youth advised me that a lot of them took loans or bought their land to pay round Rs 30-50 lakh to return to the US.” He continued, “Once I steered they may use the identical quantity to begin a enterprise in Haryana, they mentioned it was not attainable to take action within the state.” Gandhi recalled a poignant second throughout his go to to Karnal, the place he witnessed a toddler crying on a video name, pleading for his father to return from the US. “The Haryana authorities has completed the state and its youth,” he lamented.
Gandhi expressed confidence within the Congress celebration’s possibilities, stating, “Our authorities will likely be for everybody,” and underscoring the significance of a caste census, which he claims will make sure that practically 90% of the inhabitants receives their “rightful due.” He added, “If this a lot of the inhabitants doesn’t get its due, the Structure can’t be preserved or protected,” highlighting the marginalization of the bulk and their lack of illustration within the company sector. Gandhi emphasised that the caste census would kind an important a part of Congress’s coverage framework.
Forward of the rally, the BJP criticized Gandhi for supporting a Congress candidate, Shamsher Singh Gogi, alleging that Gogi had beforehand declared his intention to “fill his coffers” if Congress got here to energy. The BJP’s assertion on X learn, “Rahul Gandhi is beginning his rally in Haryana for a candidate who has overtly declared that he’ll loot Haryana. He’ll first fill his personal coffers after which these of his folks.”
Haryana’s elections are scheduled for October 5, with poll counting set for October 8.