Mirzapur, May 19: Ruling out any truck with the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged the youth of Uttar Pradesh to help the Congress to oust the BSP and “revive the old lost glory” of the state.
“We will overthrow the BSP from this state,” Rahul declared at a large public rally, where crowds waited for him for hours, braving the scorching 44 degrees Celsius heat. The Amethi MP drew much applause for his personal touch when he accepted a locally woven straw hat from a young tribal from the region and also by accepting the tribal’s offer to shoot an arrow from his bow.
Dispelling doubts created on account of the BSP’s support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government during the cut motion in parliament last month, Rahul said: “Neither did the Congress have any understanding with the BSP nor is there any question of having any kind of pact with them.” He urged the youth to strengthen the hands of the Congress to oust the BSP from Uttar Pradesh.
When the crowds applauded him, he said, “I can see that the youth in Uttar Pradesh are looking for a positive change. I am confident the strength of the youth alone will bring about that change to revive the lost old glory of this state.”
In a bid to focus on the significance of Uttar Pradesh as the country’s most populous state, he said: “Remember, if you can change U.P., then you can rest assured you have the capability to change the entire country.” —
--Agencies
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