No-Holds Barred Attack : On A Two-Day Visit To Gujarat , Rahul Gandhi Says Need To Sack Congress Workers Working For BJP, Vows Strict Action

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has said there was a need to filter out leaders and workers from his party who were working for the BJP and warned of strict action, even removals.

According to PTI, Addressing party workers on the second day of his two-day Gujarat visit, the party’s first job was to separate two groups of Congress workers and leaders — ones who carry the party ideology in their hearts and stand with the public and the others who were cut off from the public, “half of whom are with the BJP”.

Gandhi’s visit to the state is focused on the 2027 assembly polls, for which he has hinted at a major overhaul in the party’s state unit and assured a strong plan to defeat the BJP.

“There are two types of people in the Gujarat Congress leadership and among workers. Those who are honest with people, fight for them, respect them and have the ideology of the Congress in their heart. And the others who are cut off from the people sit far away, do not respect them, and half of whom are with the BJP,” he said.

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said the party’s first job should be to filter these two groups, even if it means taking strict action of removing people.

Till the two groups are separated, the people of Gujarat will not believe in the party, he said.

Gandhi said, “For our district, block presidents and senior leaders, the party should find a place in their hearts. They should carry Congress in their blood. Put the issue of winning and losing the elections aside. As soon as we do that, the people of Gujarat would like to join our organisation, and we will open the door for them.”

He claimed that the people of the state are trapped, and the diamond, textile and ceramic industry is in shambles.

“Look at farmers of Gujarat. They are screaming for a new vision. The vision of the last 20-25 years has failed, and Congress can provide this vision easily. But this is not possible unless these two types of people are filtered,” he said.