Energised by victories in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the verdict from the Assembly elections was a clear message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that ‘people are not happy with his government”.
“With a resurgent Congress party in these States and in other States where the BJP is ruling and the combined Opposition, it is going to be very difficult for the Prime Minister and the BJP to win the 2019 elections,” Mr. Gandhi told reporters at a press conference in Delhi.
He said Mr Modi refused to listen to “heartbeat of the country” despite a massive mandate. “There are serious questions being asked about the future of country’s youngsters as there was a sense of discontentment and inability to see the future,” he said. Falling short of a clear majority in Madhya Pradesh until late Tuesday evening, Mr. Gandhi, however, kept options open when he claimed that Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) shared his party’s ideology.
Vision for development
Thanking the people of Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the Congress chief said, “It’s now time for change. We are going to provide these three States with a vision for overall development.”
He said people are not happy with decisions like demonetisation and sections like farmers and youth are upset as the ruling party has failed to give a vision for the country to go forward.
