A senior party leader justified the decision saying the central government indulges in politics of ‘hatred, divisiveness, polarisation, crushing dissent and debates’.
Sevagram: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) Tuesday called for a “second freedom struggle” against the Modi government to combat the ideology of “hate and violence”, saying the same reason had led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Holding its meeting at Mahadev Bhavan, Sevagram Ashram, in Wardha district of Maharashtra on the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the CWC also condemned the use of force against protesting farmers on their way to the national capital.
Addressing a press conference, party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the CWC has passed two resolutions recalling the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi to the “Indian thought process, its soul and body”.
“(Former prime minister) Lal Bahadur Shastri’s call of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ is not just a slogan but a way of life. We will continue to fight for farmers’ rights,” he said.
Surjewala said the second freedom struggle will be against the Modi government for practising politics of “hatred, divisiveness, fear, polarisation, crushing dissent and debates”.
“The Modi government is against India’s plurality and is indulging in politics of revenge, falsehood and betrayal. It is easy to talk about Gandhiji in speeches. It’s just political opportunism,” he said.
The CWC underscored the hypocrisy of those who vilified Gandhi and his thoughts, but are brazenly championing it now, he said.
“The second freedom struggle will be against the government that practices politics of hate, vendetta, threat, murder, intimidation, crushing healthy debate and dissent,” he said.
“Farmers who had come to seek grievance redressal were beaten up and lathi charged. Water canons and tear gas was also used. We condemn the autocratic Modi government and the prime minister who is drunk with power. We express solidarity with the farmers and resolve to redress their grievances if voted to power,” he said.
The CWC meeting was presided over by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and attended among others by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh. –PTI
Yes congress is enslaved
Enslaved with its sins
It’s leaders are on bail in criminal frauds and this family cannot live without kursi
Only kursi can cover their sins and remove their slavery
Can the answer why upa govt did not implement swaminathan repot
Can they claim they never hurt any one during protests(a lady guest teacher was killed in haryana police lathi charge while.protesting )
People if india have become smarter now and cannot be fooled
How can prop distort comments. MSA cannot fastened under current PM. He never said he should be defeated and who will listen to him. What in return Modiji do he destoted MSA’s comment that he has given Supari. I have not seen any PM of India speaking like this.
Yes. Congress is right. We need the second freedom from betrayers of India, anti nationals, parties supporting anti nationals and Bharat this, tukde tukde Karenge, people behind parties who shed tears on deaths of terrorists attacking India, parties speaking in language of Pakistan, people visiting Pakistan and saying our PM must be defeated, parties who sing for Pakistan in India enjoying Indian food, money and posts, parties who speak Pakistani language in India, people who denean our Forces, etc
Freedom for Congress? Are they claiming that they are chained now? Who, in the country, has more freedom than Rahul, that he is abusing, reviling, ridiculing and mocking at the PM with impunity all the time without any check?