Rahul Gandhi proved his leadership abilities through`Bharat Jodo Yatra’: TMC’s Shatrughan Sinha
The Hindu
Mr. Sinha said the 3,570-km-long march that began in Kanyakumari would help the Congress double its tally in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has proved his leadership abilities through the `Bharat Jodo Yatra’, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Shatrughan Sinha said.
In an interview, Mr. Sinha said Mr. Gandhi's 3,570-km-long march that began in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu would help the Congress double its tally in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress won 52 seats in the 2019 elections.
“`Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is getting a very good response. Rahul Gandhi’s charisma has started working, and he is getting an excellent response from the people,” he said.
"This is a 'yatra' in a true sense as Gandhi is walking unlike 'Rath yatras' by BJP leaders. Lakhs of people are coming out in his support. He has proved his leadership qualities. People have accepted him as a leader. And, those who made fun of him as 'Pappu' and didn't take him seriously have been proved wrong," he added.
Mr. Sinha, a former Bharatiya Janata Party MP, briefly joined the Congress in 2019 after differences with his former party. The popular actor of the 1970s and 1980s joined the TMC earlier this year and successfully fought the by-election from Asansol, an industrial town in West Bengal with a substantial Bihari population.
"BJP leaders are making fun of Gandhi, but let them also conduct a similar yatra on foot if they have the fire in their belly. The magic spell of Rahul Gandhi will work in the next elections, I feel and I want it to happen," Mr. Sinha said.
"In Gujarat, Kejriwal will either emerge as the king or the kingmaker. There is a churning in the saffron camp in Gujarat. The BJP cannot milk Hindutva or the Ram Mandir issue every time. Kejriwal has played a masterstroke through his demand of photos of Goddess Laxmi and Lord Ganesh on currency notes," he said.
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