Congress on Thursday launched an enormous rally in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on the event of the occasion’s 138th basis day. During the rally — titled ‘Hain Taiyyar Hum’ — a wierd factor was seen because the grand outdated occasion had put bar codes behind the chairs in an effort to increase funds from the gang. A video has additionally surfaced exhibiting bar codes together with a photograph of senior occasion chief Rahul Gandhi.
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Congress seeks donation
“In our fight for a better India, 138 years and counting…INC needs you, INDIA needs you! For a Behtar Bharat (sic),” learn the textual content together with the bar code. “Five lucky donors at the National Level Mega Rally in Nagpur will be presented with a certificate of donation by Rahul Gandhi Ji on stage,” the textual content additional learn.
Congress launched ‘Donate for Desh’ marketing campaign
This comes after the Congress had introduced a nationwide crowdfunding marketing campaign ‘Donate for Desh’ on December 18 to generate sources for the occasion forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Senior occasion leaders like KC Venugopal and Ajay Maken stated Indians above the age of 18 can donate a minimal of Rs 138 or in multiples resembling Rs 1,380, Rs 13,800 and so forth to the marketing campaign. Venugopal stated the crowdfunding initiative was impressed by Mahatma Gandhi’s historic ‘Tilak Swaraj Fund’, which was launched greater than 100 years in the past in 1920-21.
BJP hits out at Congress
However, the transfer was slammed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which slammed the Congress occasion alleging it was “another attempt to siphon off public money and enrich the Gandhis”. The saffron occasion pointed to the current document money seizure during earnings tax raids towards an organization linked to a Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu.
Rahul Gandhi addresses rally
On the event of the 138th basis day of the occasion, senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Nagpur metropolis on Thursday. Speaking on the rally, Rahul Gandhi stated that there’s a conflict occurring between two ideologies within the nation and the upcoming basic elections shall be a battle of two ideologies. He additionally stated that Congress will undertake a caste census after coming to energy on the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Many high occasion leaders from Maharashtra and different states took half within the occasion, whereas its former president Sonia Gandhi and basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra didn’t attend the rally. Earlier at the moment, Congress president Kharge unfurled the occasion flag at AICC HQ in Delhi on the occasion’s 138th Foundation Day celebration occasion.
(With inputs from companies)
