New Delhi : Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said that the party’s election manifesto was aspirational, representing the voice and aspirations of the people from across the country and was the roadmap for progress and development.
He expressed confidence that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will emerge victorious, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims of winning “400 plus” seats were the sign of his nervousness as he realized it well that his alliance will not even cross 180 mark.
Talking to reporters after the release of the party’s manifesto here today, he said it is the voice of the country. “It is a document of India’s aspirations, which has been conceived and created by the people and drafted and put into words by the Congress”, he said, while disclosing that it had lot of inputs based on his conversations with people across the country.
He said, the manifesto has been prepared after closely understanding the needs of the people from across the country through direct interaction, by him and the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, with them during two historical yatras covering over 10,000 kms.
Gandhi said, whatever promises the Congress has made before the elections in various states, these have been fulfilled by the respective state governments.
He expressed confidence that the people have full faith in the Congress and its commitments, while asserting that these are not mere promises but pledges for justice and the roadmap for the future and prosperous India.
The Congress leader reiterated that this election was to save democracy and the Constitution. He said, while on the one hand Narendra Modi and his party were attacking democracy and the constitution, on the other hand, ‘INDIA’ was defending and protecting it.
He also alleged that Prime Minister Modi had created a ‘political-finance’ monopoly by misusing the ED and the CBI. He pointed out, all information is in the public domain now as to how intimidating tactics were used to collect money.
He observed that Modi had been exposed and he was feeling nervous. That is the reason, Gandhi added, he had started claiming to win ‘400 plus’ seats, while in reality he was not going to win even 180 seats.
Replying to a question, Gandhi said, a similar hype like ‘India Shining’ in 2004 was again being created now with some more dimensions added to it. He expressed confidence that the ‘INDIA’ will win, irrespective of the deliberate hype being created to the contrary with the support of a few monopolists.
