Congress and its allies will open 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan' across country, says Rahul Gandhi alleging BJP's hatred spread

Rahul Gandhi addresses supporters during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. File pic/PTI

Alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spreads hatred and incites violence, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the grand old party and its allies will open Mohabbat Ki Dukaan (shops of love) across the country. Rahul Gandhi who is in Jharkhand currently for his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, said that the Congress' fight is against the hatred and fear present in the hearts of BJP people.

"BJP is spreading hate. We had undertaken a 4000 km Bharat Jodo Yatra against this hatred and violence. And the slogan--Nafrat Ke Bazaar Me Mohabbat Ki Dukkan-- was given. No matter how much hatred they (BJP) spread, no matter how much violence they spread, the Congress and its allies will open shops of love all over India. Because you know, our fight is against the hatred and fear present in the hearts of BJP people," Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a massive gathering, news agency ANI reported.

The former Congress president also alleged that the BJP government had acted against tribals and adivasis. "If the name 'Adani' is taken in India, people understand it in a second. Narendra Modi is his capital. We brought the Land Tribunal Bill, prime minister Modi cancelled it. Injustice is being done against everyone. Its justice for Adani and injustice is being done to the rest of the people" the Congress MP claimed.

Meanwhile, on the sideline of Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Godda, Jharkhand, Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the party assumes West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is still part of the opposition bloc INDIA and all should come together to fight the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. His statement came a day after Banerjee expressed doubt whether the Congress will secure even 40 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.

"Her priority, she claims, is to fight the BJP. Our priority is also to fight the BJP. I think it is better if we all come together", Jairam Ramesh said.

The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which flagged off from Imphal on January 14, will span a distance of 6,200 kilometres in the 66-day-long journey, passing through Manipur, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat before finally concluding in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

(With Inputs from agencies)