Expressing his concern {that a} breakdown of democracy in India can have devastating results on the world, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday stated that the nation is witnessing two types of governance, one which crushes dissenting voices and the opposite that listens.
While addressing the ‘Ideas for India’ convention in London, Rahul stated that the Opposition events together with the Congress have to construct an thought to counter the BJP-RSS ideology that has penetrated each a part of the nation. Rahul claimed that the BJP has polarised the entire nation and a part of it was achieved by the “total dominance of media.”
“RSS has built a structure that has penetrated into the large mass. Opposition parties & Congress need to build such a structure…there is another aspect that is throttling the conversation because there is control of the media through this concentration of capital,” Rahul was quoted as saying within the convention by information company ANI.
While taking a dig on the ruling PM Narendra Modi-led BJP authorities, Rahul accused the BJP of making an unstable surroundings within the nation.
“India is not in a good place. BJP has spread kerosene all over the country. You need one spark and we’ll be in big trouble. I think that’s also the responsibility of the opposition, the Congress – that brings people, communities, states, & religions together,” stated Rahul.
When requested a few approach to counter the BJP’s dominance within the nation’s politics, Rahul stated that the Opposition wanted to achieve out “aggressively” to the remaining 60-70% of the inhabitants who weren’t voting for the BJP.
“We need to go much more aggressively to the large mass of people, to 60-70% of people who don’t vote for the BJP and we need to do it together,” stated Rahul.
Calling the Modi authorities’s privatisation drive “very dangerous”, Rahul claimed that many of the nation’s key infrastructures are owned by one firm.
“I think it’s very dangerous for one company to control all airports, all ports, all the infrastructure. It (Private sector monopoly) has never existed in this form. It has never existed with such a massive concentration of power & capital,” stated Rahul, in an obvious reference to the Adani Group.
Rahul additionally warned that if the BJP shouldn’t be stopped, then the political surroundings within the nation can get extra heated up.
“We need to cool this temperature down because if this temperature doesn’t cool down, things can go wrong,” stated Rahul.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”