1. 4080Km & the journey has just begun! #BharatJodoYatra has not concluded, it has become a mission for every Yatri to return with the message of Unity, Harmony & Dignity of India, its people & its culture. When #RahulGandhi set foot from Kanyakumari 5mo back, it was dismissed as
2. an aimless venture. Yet, the obsession with RG & INC ensured the walk was always under intense scrutiny of media & the IT cell. That was BJPs 1st folly. They allowed India too to keep an eye on Rahul Gandhi, perhaps many waiting for the next opportunity to mock him. & they did
3. Amit Malviya worked overtime to put out edited videos of Rahul’s speech. News channels went overboard defaming those who joined Rahul in his walk. It was an overdose of hate & lies. Rahul walked, Cong supporters, liberals, members of civil society continued to join him.
4. India watched this rivulet turn into a confluence of ideologies nurturing a land ravaged by hate with a silt of hope. The mockeries, trolling, notwithstanding Rahul Gandhi had decided not to let propaganda break his path. Press came, they asked & Rahul answered.
5. The press meets during BJY shows why freedom of press is crucial. Rahul was asked all forms of good Q, hostile Q, tricky Q. He answered with his trademark honesty. What a contrast with the emperor, who cannot be questioned unless it is about his mango-mania. & with the people
6. who joined in his walk, Rahul listened. He hugged, he played, he clicked, he laughed. It was a human walk, & that made it truly inspiring. India witnessed a Rahul Gandhi who was unlike what BJP has shown him to be. He was punctual. He showed immense discipline. He was humble.
7. He was defiant. He talked tough. He listened with humility. He answered with honesty. He questioned with courage. Here was a leader who was leading his troops unlike the emperor who lets his hounds attack on his behalf. & because Rahul walked, it made #BJY & Cong not fall for
8. hate-talks. BJY has been a success, here’s why
a. Media & IT cell attack on the Yatra kept increasing
b. It brought leaders from opp to join RG
c. Members from civil society joined the walk
d. Cong supporters haven’t been this motivated in a long time
Most of all, India
9. resonated with the message of peace & with the criticality of issues that Rahul Gandhi raised even if they’ve not transpired into electoral votes for the Congress, not now. But they’ve agreed with him. It has coincided with the time average Indian has felt the pains of policy
10. disaster brought about by Modi. BJY is sending home an army of motivated workers who’ve seen, interacted with & felt the man Rahul Gandhi is. & this army is way more inspired than the general BJP troll that takes pride in a twitter follow by the PM or some bigwig of the Sangh
11. They’ve experienced 1st hand the commitment of their leader. They’ve stories with Rahul Gandhi. They’ve braved the rains, the chills together. They’re returning home an indefatigable team. Congress was also engaged in BJY, now it is returning back to battleground Politics!
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1. BJP has United India like never before. Correction, BJP has once again United India with same fervour as was witnessed during India’s National Movement for Independence against colonial regime. The similarity in both cases, BJP (& erstwhile Hindu Mahasabha) was against INDIA!
2. The stage at Ramlila Ground at Delhi did not just bring leaders representing various political parties. It was the voice for India’s rich diversity of hope, aspirations, cultures & ideologies. It was coming together of India again & against a tyrant suppressing democracy.
3. BJPs tyranny against India is absolute. Politically, it desires to end all political opposition in India marking an end of democracy. A strong opp keeps the gov in check. With no opposition, people relinquish their power over gov & that’s the ultimate aim of Modi Sarkar.
1. The fear that BJP has whenever #RahulGandhi walks on the streets! Law Minister of India attempts to slander RG by talking about “generally”. Generally, the government governs rather than become the PR Executive to the PM. & the drama that Rimini refers to is actually the PC by
2. Sambit Patra where he asks 4 Questions to #RahulGandhi taking 16:30 min of repetition of “jale mein ghee & kate par namak.” Mind you, this chap is the national spokesperson of the BJP. Of the 4Qs, 2 are about OBC insult. Any person in their sanity will never believe that Rahul
3. had insulted the OBC community. Neither the content of his speech nor any of his past actions make him fall into that category. Because the judgement is faulty, has the Congress appealed & Rahul never apologised. The maximum sentence was not just excessive but also with the
That’s the biggest concern the PM has when he meets officers from the Armed Forces! @SupriyaShrinate you hammered the beetle 🌰 back in his mouth by showing him all the instances of failure of RajDharma under him
2. What is the obsession of the PM with his image? & why should India suffer if the image of the PM crumbles under the heaviness of his inflated ego? Do not we deserve better? Do not we deserve answers?
Answers? We never get. Because the media is way too scared to question the PM
3. Because instead of listening to the voices of the opposition, media indulges in slander which is worse than even the BJP trolls.
Who suffers? YOU! In the last 9yrs, if you don’t recollect times when media questioned any move of the gov, there are reasons for you to worry.
1. #BharatJodoYatra imparted the Congress with an important lesson - that of “triumph of love over hate.” Nafrat ke Bazaar mein Mohabbat ki Dukaan was the single most important takeaway for everyone in the Congress & the opposition. It worked. & it should have continued. How?
2. Rahul Gandhi should have led a Ram Navami procession in Amethi. & so should’ve Congress leaders & cadres across the length & breath of India. It has a symbolic connection to the Exile. Congress led Ram Navami processions would’ve signified the victory of love over hate.
3. The last few days, my twitter timeline was abuzz with all the hatred in the name of Ram. My liberal & fiercely secular friends were posting imagery of hate speeches & vandalism that accompanied the ‘celebrations’. The anguish was justified. But it was hate against hate.
देखिए ना
कहाँ खो गया विकास
खो गया या सो गया
छोड़ दे जो बुझ गया
छोड़ दे वो आश
ढूँढते हैं
चक्षु मेरे
नौकरी छुप रही यहाँ
छुप रही या चुप रही
कोई तो पूछो कहाँ
2.
कीर्तन थे जो
आज गर्ज़न बन पड़े
ख़ुशियों के चौराहों पड़
क्यों आग बारूद चल पड़े
डूबता है देश मेरा
सूर्यास्त प्रेम का हो रहा
जल रहा मकान तेरा
मानुष हृदय सो रहा
3.
भूल की जो
भुजंग की माला
हमने ली पहन
मन में लेके क्रोधशाला
चैन त्रास उजड़ा चमन
खून क्यों खौलता मेरा
जब आते होली और दशहरा
रंगों को बांध बेड़े
रंगहीन क्यों नयन मेरे
कभी गुजिया कभी शेवैया
खाते थे जो कभी
गालियों का बेराग भैया
उस मुख से निकलती है अभी
1. India has become a Fool’s Paradise
Those who “dare” to speak the truth are persecuted & mocked upon. Those who spread propaganda laced with falsehood & lies live through a govt sponsored programme of Rewards & Recognition.
In the studios of news channels, each day is a sorry
2. demise of journalism. Stories of state oppression, big corporate cons, farmers’ protest marchs, criminal mismanagement of pandemic are blacked out. Not one ‘journalist’ has the courage to ask the govt for facts & question its actions.
What you instead see are Hate Stories &
3. only Hate Stories.
A fool’s paradise is a living hell. It’s a place where if the gov says, there is no lack of water, LPG, electricity, jobs, you better believe it & put up a beaming face for the photo-op. ‘Coz your voice if heard will be bulldozed through either the media or