“Fear Of BJP Vanished After Lok Sabha Elections” Says Rahul Gandhi At Texas (image-twitter/INCIndia)
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, who is on his visit to the US, said that people have lost their fear of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP after the party failed to attain a majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Speaking at an event organized by the Indian diaspora in Dallas, US, the Congress MP said, “The other thing that happened was that the fear of the BJP vanished. We saw that immediately, within minutes of the election result, nobody in India was scared of the BJP or the Prime Minister of India. So these are huge achievements, not of Rahul Gandhi or the Congress party. We are peripheral. These are huge achievements of the people of India who realised democracy”.
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He also added that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), believes India is one idea, while his party believes India is a multiplicity of ideas.
Gandhi further added that the outcome of the election was not just a victory for himself or the Congress party, but a reflection of the will of the Indian people.
He in his speech further asserted, “We are not going to accept an attack on our religion, on our state”.
Explaining the vision of India, he said it included participation from people of all backgrounds-regardless of caste, religion, language or tradition.
“This is the fight, and the fight was crystallized in the election when millions of people in India clearly understood that the Prime Minister of India was attacking the Constitution of India,” he stated.
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Love, respect and humility are missing in Indian politics, he said. “I think what is missing in our political systems and across parties is love, respect and humility,” he said.
Gandhi’s visit to the US has come as a part of a broader outreach effort, interaction with students at the University of Texas and US lawmakers. The three-day trip comes just days ahead of the US election in November. Arriving at the airport, he was welcomed by the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress and members of the Indian diaspora.
