Rahul Gandhi plays down INDIA divisions, says Mamata Banerjee is very much part of the bloc
The HinduThere have been no desertions from the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance other than by the Janata Dal president Nitish Kumar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday, insisting that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is “very much” still a part of the Opposition bloc. Addressing a press conference at Gumla in Jharkhand, just before his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Odisha, Mr. Gandhi tried to play down the trouble within the INDIA bloc. ‘BJP obsessed by dog’ Mr. Gandhi also responded to the attacks on him by BJP leaders, including Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, over a viral video in which the Congress leader can be seen offering a biscuit to a dog and then passing it on to a man. So, what is the issue?” Mr. Gandhi said, adding,”I don’t understand what is the BJP’s obsession with the dog?” ‘Remove 50% quota cap’ The Congress leader also talked about creating a new financial model for small and medium enterprises and industries with a special focus on the backward classes, Dalits, Adivasis, and the poor.