Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has said that the Congress opposes the privatization of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)
Rahul Gandhi said these are the ‘three capital concepts’ and also opposes diluting of the gram panchayat system in AP. Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra stopped in Andhra Pradesh on Friday for a while and he addressed the crowds.
LIVE: Press Conference | Bharat Jodo Yatra | Andhra Pradesh
https://t.co/6yvqROBb7I— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 19, 2022
Rahul Gandhi is getting tremendous support from the surging crowds in Andhra Pradesh.
A super massive crowd joins Rahul Gandhi on the last day of Yatra in Andhra.
Thank you Andhra for the brilliant support. Forever indebted. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/OWi8JkWLs9
— Ankit Mayank (@mr_mayank) October 21, 2022
Congress says they are walking for change.
We are walking for today
We are walking for tomorrow
We are walking for change.#BharatJodoYatra pic.twitter.com/5ROHP8DaYD— Congress (@INCIndia) October 19, 2022
Rahul Gandhi began his Bharat Jodo Yatra on October 18 and he walked over 100 km. He resumed his yatra on Friday at Kerebudur Village for the evening leg. A big number of Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states joined the Yatra in AP.
Congress sources said that the Bharat Jodo Yatra would enter Telangana state on October 23. Meanwhile, in a statement here on Friday, Rahul Gandhi said “We support the continued public sector status of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant as an asset of the Indian people. We note that the AP state government has systematically undermined the Panchayati Raj system in Andhra Pradesh, and are strongly opposed to this assault on democratic institutions”.
Rahul Gandhi also said, “Our interactions with diverse groups during the Yatra in Andhra Pradesh have brought to light several significant issues impacting the people. The Congress party stands committed to granting “Special Category Status: to Andhra Pradesh and develop a single capital at Amaravati”.
Rahul Gandhi said that they had recalled the commitments made in 2014, in and by Parliament, to the people of Andhra Pradesh. These were not assurances made by one person or one party, but had been made by the Parliament to the people of Andhra Pradesh, he stated. Congress is committed to ensuring that these promises are met—fully and speedily. Both the Central and State governments have failed in this regard. “The Congress party is deeply aware of the challenges we face in Andhra Pradesh”, he said, adding that the state was a bastion of the Congress party in the past and has produced outstanding statesmen for India.
“There’s huge distress among farmers, labourers and poor people in Andhra. The incredible support we have received demonstrates how much potential it is for the Congress to expand in the state, grateful to the people of Andhra Pradesh”, he said. “This morning, as the Bharat Jodo Yatra completes its journey through Andhra Pradesh, we thank the people for their overwhelming support and encouragement.
It has truly been a memorable experience”, Rahul Gandhi said. The unparalleled economic distress caused by skyrocketing prices and record unemployment, as well as the increasing concentration of political and economic power in a few hands, are all matters of grave concern, he said.
Rahul Gandhi is known to keep his commitments to the people so all promises made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra must be recounted.