Janjivan Bureau / Hyderabad : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday remarked that he is married to the party. He made the comment during an interaction with editors when asked about his marriage plans. Gandhi, on a two-day visit to Hyderabad, said Narendra Modi would not become Prime Minister in 2019.
He predicted that the BJP would not get even 230 seats and hence there was no question of Modi again becoming the PM. The BJP tally would be cut primarily due to the alliance among non-BJP parties in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, he said.
The Congress president evaded a direct reply to a question as to who would be the PM in the event of the Congress and other non-BJP parties getting a majority. He said they would work it out.
Gandhi said the party’s state units were free to have alliances with like-minded parties. He was confident that the Congress would come to power in Telangana.
Asked about Andhra Pradesh where the Congress drew a blank in the 2014 polls, he said the party was improving its position.
He voiced concern over the growing intolerance in the country. He said the minorities were feeling insecure.
He called for addressing the problems of farmers and providing employment to the unemployed. He said Modi had failed to keep his promise of providing two crore jobs annually.
“China provides employment to 50,000 people in 24 hours while in India only 458 people get employment during this duration,” he said.
