The BJP driven propaganda against #BharatJodoYarta is a shameless act by a party that ran an amoral governance & promotions drive during the pandemic. It however, begs the question, should the Congress continue with the Yatra in the face of the danger of #COVID? A thread 1/n
Rahul Gandhi was the 1st politician who warned off against the dangers of #COVID19 during the 1st phase back in 2020. Unfortunately, the Indian govt didn’t pay heed to it & followed a mindless policy of pseudoscience & anti-life measures throwing india into an unprecedented 2/n
tragedy of death, despair & starvation. That was 3yrs back & as #COVID returns, we need to be better prepared & less insane than before. #BJY has been a massive success for the congress but the lives of people are more important than a political movement. We know india is 3/n
ill-prepared for another round of the pandemic & #BharatJodaYatra has all the potential to become a superspreader event given the massive crowd of participation & its nature of movement. One can always resume once the fear diminishes. Because if #COVID hits india, bjp will 4/n
blame the spread on congress & the party will not be ready to take on the vile propaganda. This demands not only a responsible opposition but also an opposition with a far greater Firesign than the incumbent 5/5
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#BharatJodoYatra has been a personal walk of discovery for Rahul Gandhi as much as it has been a wake-up call to the last cadre of the Congress. Whether RG has been able to shed the Pappu-tag that was thrusted upon him by the promotions hunters at BJP can still be debated yet 1/n
a new Rahul Gandhi has emerged. He was always a fearless man, a principled one. Now we see a man whose discipline is phenomenal & whose energy level can electrify an entire village. Wakes up every day at 4am, begins his walk at sharp 6am, walks 24km daily, has covered 2800km 2/n
in a walk that he set foot 100 days back from far south now it marches near the India Gate. If you still call him Pappu, you do it at your own peril. Because the dishevelled man is nonchalant in his stride, held back in his words & steadfast on his feet. 3/n
Sonia Gandhi is many things to many people. Some hate her, few call her arrogant, others believe in stories of corruption & KGB spy theories. We forget she is a daughter of India. We forget she is the woman who gave up the chair of PM when it was for the taking. 1/n
We forget she established a man of utmost integrity to the office of PM & never ever (including Nehru) India has had a man of such erudite grace the office. We forget she championed for MNREGA. We forget she lost her husband in the service of the nation 2/n
They will still call her a bar girl. & we the people of India repeat after them. We forget who we’re & we forget Sonia Gandhi is as much Indian as any of us. The vile attacks have not deterred her. Aspirational leaders have jumped ship & are vocally critical of the Congress 3/n