(A meeting was held in New Delhi on June 8 in the presence of representatives of all India Alliance parties. Open translation of Rahul Dandhi’s speech at the meeting)
I welcome you all. Many years ago I had an argument with a friend. I told him“What you are doing is completely wrong.” He replied to me, “The world is full of injustice. So, there is no way. I am not going to answer what has been said here today about the Congress party. I am now trying to digest all the pain like Neelkanth Shiva. We will accept with a smile any criticism you make of me or the Congress. Because there is a fundamental difference between you and us. It is not our job to influence our unit.”
In 2004 I contested elections for the first time. Since then I am a Congress MP. Our team is different from all other teams in India. I say this with all humility.
why? Because this party was born as a resistance force before the birth of modern India. Unlike other parties, the Congress party was not born within the protection afforded by the state. The Congress Party was born out of a resistance movement that considered all Indians equal. This is our fundamental conflict with the views of the RSS. We will die if necessary. But I will never compromise with BJP or RSS. Even if we are beheaded, we will not give up our basic ideals. There will be millions of Congress workers in this country who will say, “Cut our throats. But we will not bow down to the RSS.
This is a“I am sorry to say that there is still some confusion in the Bharat Alliance. The confusion is—you, ie SP, TMC and RJD still believe that the old political tactics will still work. These methods worked only when the state treated everyone equally. Now that is not the case. The BJP controls the state institutions. The BJP even controls the legislative bodies. The BJP even controls the Election Commission under their control. They were sure of a huge victory in the West Bengal elections, I told them again and again, In Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra.
Congress party is the party of resistance. Congress does not need state neutrality to function or survive. The institutions of the state become more and more strained‘B, the more they occupy, the more aggressively the Congress Party will fight to defend the Constitution of India. We all accept the ideals of the Congress party. What are those ideals? Truth, non-violence, compassion and empathy.
You are our friend. It’s not my job to argue with you. Please try to understand– We won the 2024 elections. We did not lose the 2024 election.
Why Nitishji left?‘El, you asked about it. He didn’t go away for me. He did not leave the Congress party either.
i tell youInstitutions that are somewhat free now will also disappear in the near future. Because BJP and RSS have tightened their grip on the state.
100 years ago the Congress party faced exactly the same situation. Before 1927 we were a political party. The day Gandhiji said we need freedomThat day we were transformed into a movement. What if the political parties can not work as a party? Resistance must be built. Prevention is the only way. I saw with my own eyes. I have walked four thousand kilometers in this country. So I can say, prevention works. You don’t need the usual structure of political parties. You don’t need bureaucracy. You don’t even need an intelligence agency. What is needed is prevention.
That isI will resist. I will not allow injustice to happen. That’s all. That’s the end.
It’s an attitude. It is not an organization. It’s a way of thinking. Whether we like it or notNow we have to take that path.
Change our mindsetIt has to be. The mindset has to be now—we don’t have to dwell on the little things within ourselves. Media should not be allowed to attack us. We will resist. You think the challenge is to win the next election. That decision has already been made. Please understand, there is so much anger among the people of India that the outcome of the next election is already decided.
The problem is the Indian state’s control of the RSS. The problem is-You don’t get a fair selection to win.
So we need to develop a mindset of resistance now. Prevent it“We have to go against NIT, against CBSC. Jatra prevention in India. Total prevention and resistance. I assure you, this prevention will work.
Let me tell you from my point of viewI am ready to accept any criticism from any side. Because for me it is a religious duty. It is a spiritual responsibility. It’s not just politics anymore.
So I promise you— I will bear all the humiliations that will be necessary to unite and make the India Alliance a success.
How should we proceed?? It’s very simple. We need to break out of a stereotype. Mamata Didi is not 100 percent sure, but she is almost 90 percent sure that her vote was stolen in the election. Uddhavji is 40 percent sure that his vote was stolen. My brother Tejashwi is also only 40 percent sure. But listen, I am 100% sure the election was stolen. Remove all doubts from your mind.
Please also understand that g“It takes years to build your presence on social media. It doesn’t happen in a week. I have 10 million followers on YouTube. But my account is completely controlled. If you think that social media support is everything, then you are living in a different world. Media, social media, legal system, bureaucracy and intelligence agencies—all working together. But keeping this government in power will not destroy this democracy. It has destroyed the future of the Indian people, which is now beyond the control of the government and we Also dispelling the idea that we all can’t fight this fight DMK will also be there because they too believe in the idea of India, but if you ask me to hug the former CM of Kerala, I won’t do it.
So let us be flexibleIt has to be. We have to understand that BJP is trying to prove the opposition weak and chaotic. I notice that our discussions often have a tone of frustration. Many people think, “Oh my God, how can we defeat the BJP?”
i tell you– Defeating them is not so difficult if we stand together and resist. In the last election, no one in this house believed that we could defeat the BJP. Now every person in this room has to believe that we will defeat them.
Have faith and trust in yourself. I assure you of that—They will be elected in one state after another, one after another. Finally, I would like to thank you all.
(Translation: Kokil Shaikia)