Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke today about why he wore only a t-shirt during the cold North Indian winter when his Bharat Jodo Yatra arrived in the nation’s capital. “They keep asking me how I don’t feel cold,” he said, referring to questions from journalists.
“But they don’t ask farmers, workers, poor children this question,” he added, adding that people may not be able to afford basic things like warm clothes.
“I have walked 2,800 km, but I believe it is not a big deal. Farmers walk a lot every day; as well as farm workers, factory workers – practically all of India Degree,” he said, settle the gathering near the Red Fort.
Rahul Gandhi throws candy at journalists during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ festival near Jasola metro station in New Delhi.
On the topic of Mr. Gandhi not feeling cold, Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar offered another theory this morning while speaking to NDTV: “When you face so many attacks – you know, he is favorite target of BJP and RSS hate – your body becomes ‘proof’.”
“The press asked me if I was cold. But why don’t the press ask this question to the farmers, the laborers of India?”: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/hEG8HAPPEO
– NDTV (@ndtv) December 24, 2022
Rahul Gandhi, speaking later when the yatra completed the Delhi leg, said that he had met all kinds of people in the yatra – it started in Kanyakumari and will end in Kashmir – but had not found any. “nafrat” (hate) among ordinary people, “even though I found out dare (fear)”.
He says he can tell just by holding someone’s hand what they’ve done. “When you hold a worker’s hand, you can say – they are hard workers. People like that are not heard; their concerns are captured by a handful of entrepreneurs who now control everything. conceal,” he added.
He accused BJP and RSS of spreading hatred and fear, “When I started, I thought there would be hatred everywhere. But I don’t see that… When you watch TV, there are only religious people. Hindu-Muslim, Hindu-Muslim, but Indians are not like that.”
Top Congressional leaders joined Rahul Gandhi, including his mother, Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, alongside party leader Mallikarjun Kharge.
Actor Kamal Haasan also walked with the Gandhis as the march neared the Red Fort. He then spoke before the meeting and said: “My father is an MP and I have founded my own political party. But I come here as an MP. Kamal Haasan, son of India. Politics comes later… My inner voice tells me to join those who are working to unify India.”
