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Mallikarjun Kharge (Picture: PTI)
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday mentioned that though his social gathering was instrumental in growing the nation’s infrastructure, the ruling BJP was making an attempt to take credit score for it.
He additionally mentioned the Congress could be sturdy on the nationwide stage solely whether it is strengthened in Mumbai, and added that the town unit has an infinite process of rebuilding the organisation.
He was talking after inaugurating by way of video hyperlink a day-long conference of Mumbai Congress employees.
“It’s the accountability of every social gathering employee in Mumbai to strengthen the Congress. Mumbai and Congress have an outdated relationship because the social gathering was based right here on December 28, 1885. A number of selections just like the Employment Assure Scheme (EGS) had been conceived within the state by the Congress earlier than being adopted on the nationwide stage within the type of laws,” he mentioned.
“In case you overlook historical past, then you’ll be able to’t do something in future. It’s the accountability of the Congress to inform the brand new era about what it did for the nation,” the social gathering chief added.
The social gathering was instrumental within the nation’s progress and growth when it comes to infrastructure, telecom sector, amongst others issues, he mentioned whereas highlighting varied initiatives that had been carried out in Mumbai in the course of the tenure of former chief minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh and former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
Kharge criticised the BJP for making an attempt to take credit score for the nation’s progress.
“BJP can solely abuse the Congress and the Gandhi household. No member of the household has been in energy both as minister, chief minister or prime minister since 1989,” he mentioned.
The Congress chief mentioned unemployment is the largest problem that the nation was dealing with, however PM Narendra Modi thinks he had introduced prosperity.
He requested the Congress activists to affiliate themselves with self assist teams (SHGs) that had been shaped in the course of the UPA regime with the intention of empowering girls.
The micro financial administration of the SHGs has helped girls to prosper, he mentioned.
“The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will give justice to the folks and if you happen to ignore it, you’ll make an enormous mistake,” he mentioned.
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First Printed: Mar 09 2024 | 2:04 PM IST
