Congress Parliamentary Social gathering (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi mentioned on Thursday that Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy is below menace from “these in energy in Delhi and the ideologies and establishments which have nurtured them.”
Taking a swipe on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) authorities and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the previous Congress chief known as for a combat in opposition to the forces she accused of making a poisonous ambiance that led to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.
“It was a transformational milestone in our nation’s historical past. Right this moment, we rededicate ourselves to protect, shield and promote the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. He has been and can proceed to be the elemental supply of our inspiration,” she mentioned in her message which was learn out on the Congress Working Committee (CWC) assembly in Karnataka’s Belagavi.
“It was he who moulded and guided all our outstanding galaxy of leaders of that technology. His legacy is below menace from these in energy in New Delhi and the ideologies and establishments which have nurtured them,” she mentioned in her message, as quoted by information company PTI.
“These organisations by no means fought for our freedom. They opposed Mahatma Gandhi bitterly. They created a poisonous ambiance that led to his assassination. They glorify his killers,” Gandhi added.
The previous Congress president mentioned Gandhian establishments in varied locations throughout the nation are below assault and famous that it’s becoming that this assembly known as ‘Nava Satyagraha Baithak’.
“It’s now our sacred obligation to resume our resolve to confront these forces with all of the would possibly at our command and with uncompromising dedication,” she mentioned.
“I’m certain that the difficulty of strengthening our group additional to face the challenges it confronts will even come up at present. Our nice group with such an excellent historical past has, repeatedly, demonstrated its resilience. Allow us to individually and collectively transfer ahead from this assembly agency in our resolve to satisfy the numerous challenges our occasion faces with a renewed sense of urgency and a refreshed sense of objective,” she mentioned.
The CPP chairperson regretted that she was unable to be current on the “historic event.”
“The thirty ninth session of the Indian Nationwide Congress was held precisely 100 years in the past at this very location. It’s, subsequently, solely applicable that you’re assembled at Mahatma Gandhi Nagar,” she mentioned in her message to the Congress leaders current on the prolonged CWC assembly.
Sonia Gandhi, who was not current on the assembly as she couldn’t journey to Belagavi, mentioned Mahatma Gandhi turning into Congress president right here was a turning level for the occasion and for the Independence motion.
(With inputs from PTI)
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