Rahul Gandhi talks about Sugarcane farmers
Rahul Gandhi talks about Sugarcane farmers
19th March2007
"The sugarcane farmers face problems. Are you happy that I have to raise their problems in Parliament? Isn't it the duty of the state government to look after them? If it is to be changed, only one force can do and that is the power of the youth", Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a public rally in Muzaffarnagar.
"Please forget what happened in the last 15-years, come ahead and shape the future. Think about the future, it's your duty. I am here to help you accomplish the task. This is not a matter of one election, it's about the future of Uttar Pradesh, and I will be here after elections also. I am not going anywhere", he said.
"A young man came to me yesterday and asked what should I do? What is my task?' I said, whether you belong to any caste, any religion, come ahead and take some responsibility, Congress is always there with you and for you," he told.
Rakesh Tikait, the son of Bhartiya Kisan Union Leader Mahendra Singh Tikait shared the dais with Rahul Gandhi.
Earlier, in an informal chat with journalists, Mr Gandhi said, "Babri Masjid's Demolition was a grave mistake and it's a scar on our culture. If any of my family members would have been in active politics at that point of time, it wouldn't have happened".
"I remember my father told my mother that a conspiracy was being hatched to demolish Babri Masjid by the fundamentalist forces. However, my father said that he will not let it happen at any cost and will come in between for maintaining the secular fabric of the nation,' he remembered.
Commenting on the alliance between Congress and BSP in 1996, he said, "It was a sell-out alliance and a mistake. We will not repeat such mistakes and will look for alliances only where the party not loses its ground".
"Talks are going on with the Rashtriya Lok Dal and VP Singh's Jan Morcha for alliance in Uttar Pradesh", he replied to a question on whether Congress would go for an alliance.
Earlier, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to western Uttar Pradesh for campaigning for the assembly elections in the state, received a rousing welcome at Khatauli. All roads in Khatauli were jam-packed to have a glimpse of the young leader. People were standing in long queues on both side of the road to welcome the leader in their area.
"I have seen such a huge gathering after a long time in the area. His youthfulness and agility is really commendable. Youths like me are easily identifying with him. Most of the leaders here try to woo the voters on the lines of caste and religion, but he is quite different, his only agenda seems to be that of development," said Ramesh Chauhan, a young man who was there to welcome Mr Gandhi.
During his road show in Khatauli, Mr Gandhi got down at a local shop at the Sri Devi Mandir Kanya Inter College and interacted with the people standing there. He also went to the Devi Mandir, which according to the locals is a very pious temple.
"This is a very pious temple, now that Rahul has visited here, everything will move well," said Sona Devi, who was there when Mr Gandhi got down.
Earlier in the day, Mr Gandhi started his road show and reached Daurala and garlanded the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh. He also addressed a public meeting there and said that only the youth can change the face of Uttar Pradesh. He also said that Congress Party's doors are always open for the young who want to lead from the front for the development of Uttar Pradesh.
"The current leadership of Uttar Pradesh is not letting the young blood lead the state. They are crushing the youths who want to lead the state. But the doors of Congress Party are always open for the youth who want to change the face of the state," was what Congress MP said at Daurala in Meerut.
"Look at Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, they are surging ahead and you are trailing backwards. You have contributed a lot in the prosperity of these states, but your state government is not letting you build Uttar Pradesh. If anyone can change the face of UP, it's the young generation. Sixty-percent of UP's population is that of the youth, then why is it so? Come ahead, I want all of you to lead, so that we can together change the state and revive the lost glory. Everyone, whether from any cast, religion or creed, will have to work in tandem to get back the lost glory of Uttar Pradesh," he said.
He further cracked down on the consecutive state governments in Uttar Pradesh saying, "The consecutive state governments in Uttar Pradesh for the last 15-years have cheated you, you voted for them, but they never thought about you and your welfare".
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