In this picture by way of AICC on July 26, 2025, Leader of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addresses a gathering through the District President’s Training Camp, in Anand, Gujarat | Photo Credit: PTI
Mr. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition within the Lok Sabha, throughout his tackle on the Congress’ district presidents’ coaching camp underneath the ‘Sangathan Sujan Abhiyan‘ (marketing campaign to strengthen the social gathering organisation), additionally slammed the Election Commission for being “biased” and asserted it was essential to defeat the BJP in its “main base” of Gujarat.
The social gathering has organised the camp for the newly-appointed presidents of District Congress Committees at a resort close to Anand metropolis in view of the 2027 state meeting elections. The camp, aimed to arrange a street map for the social gathering’s Mission 2027, will conclude on July 28.
Mr. Gandhi guided the district presidents and guaranteed that the management is absolutely with the social gathering employees, Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda informed reporters after the assembly.
“Rahul Gandhi asked us to take up issues concerning people. He assured that city and district unit chiefs will be consulted before candidates for various elections are chosen,” Rajkot Congress chief Rajdeepsinh Jadeja mentioned.
Another chief mentioned Gandhi used cricketing phrases to accuse the Election Commission of India of being a “biased umpire”, due to which the Congress has been shedding elections.
“In cricket, if you get out time and again, you can start doubting yourself. But then you realise you are getting out not because of your fault. It is the umpire who is biased. Rahul ji said this and gave us confidence. He asserted we lost the 2017 Gujarat polls due to the ECI’s dubious voters’ list,” the Congress’ Surendranagar district chief Naushad Solanki mentioned.
“Rahul ji emphasised it was very important to defeat the BJP in its main base of Gujarat. He told us the party used to believe that we must work hard (to defeat the BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some other states. He said if we can defeat the BJP in Gujarat, then the party can be defeated everywhere,” Solanki added.
In one other instance, the LoP in Lok Sabha likened the nation to a temple the place all people can come and pray, however the BJP-RSS is controlling who will get what as “prasad”, Solanki mentioned.
“They (BJP-RSS) decide what is to be given if a SC, ST or OBC comes and if Adani or Ambani comes,” Solanki mentioned quoting Gandhi.
Later at round 3 p.m., Mr. Gandhi will maintain a dialogue with cooperative sector leaders and dairy farmers who’re members of assorted cooperative milk unions or dairies.
This assembly is being held within the backdrop of latest protest organized by the dairy farmers outdoors Sabar Dairy in Himmatnagar city of north Gujarat over the problem of milk procurement costs.
In a bid to strengthen the social gathering’s organisation at district ranges forward of 2027 state meeting elections, the Congress social gathering had just lately appointed new presidents of all of the District Congress Committees.
Published – July 26, 2025 03:28 pm IST
