Rahul Gandhi addresses mega rally at Ramlila Maidan, vows to remove Modi-Shah ‘RSS government’

Rahul Gandhi

The Congress on Sunday held a massive rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital, stepping up its attack on the BJP-led government over alleged “vote chori” and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. The protest was held under the banner “Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod”, days after heated exchanges between the government and the Opposition in Parliament over questions of electoral integrity.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a sharp ideological attack on the RSS and the ruling dispensation, invoking a recent statement by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

“…Listen to RSS Chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat's statement, the world doesn't look at truth, it looks at power. Whoever has power is respected. This is Mohan Bhagwat's thinking. This ideology belongs to the RSS. Our ideology, the ideology of India, the ideology of Hinduism, the ideology of every religion in the world, says that truth is the most important thing. Mohan Bhagwat says that truth is meaningless, power is important...I guarantee you from this stage, you will see, by upholding the truth, by standing behind the truth, we will remove Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the RSS government, from India,” Rahul Gandhi said.

Addressing the gathering, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the government of weakening democratic institutions and raised concerns over the conduct of elections. She said the exercise threatened the foundations of India’s democracy and called on party workers to stand firm against what she described as an erosion of constitutional values.