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GARTALA/ITANAGAR: Rahul Gandhi, who visited Tripura on Tuesday to take stock of the party's position in the Communist-ruled state, spoke of the
need to include more ST and SC youths in the political process.
Earlier in the day, the AICC general secretary had failed to visit election-bound Arunachal Pradesh because of inclement weather.
"We must give ST and SC youths enough space in the democratic process," Rahul told reporters. PCC president Samir Ranjan Barman and Opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath were also present.
Before the press conference, Rahul attended a meeting at Manu, a tribal village in Dhalai district. "It's not that tribals aren't politically aware. Due to poverty and other factors, it's difficult for ST, SC and Dalits across the country to take part in the political process," said Rahul.
He added that tapping the potential of SC & ST youths was essential for the ongoing process of strengthening the democratic spirit of Youth Congress.
Rahul was critical of "caste"-based politics dogging Uttar Pradesh. "UP is a victim of short-sighted politics. The state could not prosper to the desired level because of caste-based politics," the young leader said. He added that equal representation of all sections of people was absent in Uttar Pradesh.
"In UP, if someone is not rich he or she can't participate in politics," said Rahul. He added that the entire country is virtually divided between the rich and poor.
On his frequent visit to UP, Rahul said, "I have a job to do there. It has nothing to do with Mayawatiji or Mulayam Singhji." He added that his initiatives to revitalize the Youth Congress across the country has got a tremendous response.
Tripura, along with Jharkhand, will be the sixth and seventh states where election to the Youth Congress would be conducted after Punjab, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu.
Rahul admitted that the Youth Congress was relatively weak in Tripura, but expressed hope that it would have a strong base to fight the Left Front soon. Asked about reports of frequent Chinese incursions, the young leader said he supports what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said on the issue. In the evening, he held a closed-door meeting with Youth Congress members selected from all Assembly constituencies.
Rahul, who was scheduled to address two election rallies in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, could not turn up because of inclement weather.
He reached Lilabari in Assam's North Lakhimpur district in the morning and waited for nearly two hours before cancelling his tour to the border state as the weather was not permissible for a chopper ride, Congress sources said. He was supposed to address an election rally at Indira Gandhi Park in Itanagar and another at Yachuli before leaving for Tripura.
Thousands of party supporters were seen waiting at the venue since the morning despite the inclement weather to have a glimpse of the Congress' youth icon.
Chief minister Dorjee Khandu, Union minister of state for water resources Vincent H Pala, Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Takam Sanjoy and Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Nabam Tuki adressed the Indira Gandhi Park rally, exhorting people to vote Congress back to power in Arunachal.
GARTALA/ITANAGAR: Rahul Gandhi, who visited Tripura on Tuesday to take stock of the party's position in the Communist-ruled state, spoke of the
need to include more ST and SC youths in the political process.
Earlier in the day, the AICC general secretary had failed to visit election-bound Arunachal Pradesh because of inclement weather.
"We must give ST and SC youths enough space in the democratic process," Rahul told reporters. PCC president Samir Ranjan Barman and Opposition leader Ratan Lal Nath were also present.
Before the press conference, Rahul attended a meeting at Manu, a tribal village in Dhalai district. "It's not that tribals aren't politically aware. Due to poverty and other factors, it's difficult for ST, SC and Dalits across the country to take part in the political process," said Rahul.
He added that tapping the potential of SC & ST youths was essential for the ongoing process of strengthening the democratic spirit of Youth Congress.
Rahul was critical of "caste"-based politics dogging Uttar Pradesh. "UP is a victim of short-sighted politics. The state could not prosper to the desired level because of caste-based politics," the young leader said. He added that equal representation of all sections of people was absent in Uttar Pradesh.
"In UP, if someone is not rich he or she can't participate in politics," said Rahul. He added that the entire country is virtually divided between the rich and poor.
On his frequent visit to UP, Rahul said, "I have a job to do there. It has nothing to do with Mayawatiji or Mulayam Singhji." He added that his initiatives to revitalize the Youth Congress across the country has got a tremendous response.
Tripura, along with Jharkhand, will be the sixth and seventh states where election to the Youth Congress would be conducted after Punjab, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu.
Rahul admitted that the Youth Congress was relatively weak in Tripura, but expressed hope that it would have a strong base to fight the Left Front soon. Asked about reports of frequent Chinese incursions, the young leader said he supports what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said on the issue. In the evening, he held a closed-door meeting with Youth Congress members selected from all Assembly constituencies.
Rahul, who was scheduled to address two election rallies in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, could not turn up because of inclement weather.
He reached Lilabari in Assam's North Lakhimpur district in the morning and waited for nearly two hours before cancelling his tour to the border state as the weather was not permissible for a chopper ride, Congress sources said. He was supposed to address an election rally at Indira Gandhi Park in Itanagar and another at Yachuli before leaving for Tripura.
Thousands of party supporters were seen waiting at the venue since the morning despite the inclement weather to have a glimpse of the Congress' youth icon.
Chief minister Dorjee Khandu, Union minister of state for water resources Vincent H Pala, Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Takam Sanjoy and Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Nabam Tuki adressed the Indira Gandhi Park rally, exhorting people to vote Congress back to power in Arunachal.
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