Rahul Gandhi Addresses Public Rally at Kashipur, Uttrakhand on April 29, 2014

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Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally at Kashipur, Uttrakhand on April 29, 2014. Rahul Gandhi pressed the importance of this moment, where we are faced with two visions of India. The Congress vision of an India that belongs to Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Dalit, Aadivasi, men, women, rich, poor -- a country that belongs to all of us. He contrasted this with the BJP's belief system, a fundamental premise of which is - let the poor, the farmer, the small businessman work but the rewards belong to just two or three people. The other foundational pillar of the BJP is the RSS whose leader Golwalkar said that the biggest mistake was to give women the vote. This is the man that Modi has worshiped all his life. The Congress does not believe in divisions but in the fact that we are all India and that our focus has to be manufacturing, being able to produce goods that say Made in Kashipur, Made in Uttarakhand, Made in UP, Made in India. The BJP belief system, which creates battles between Hindus and Muslims can never produce a Made in India. For that we need projects like those that the Congress has already begun - industrial manufacturing corridors that will run from east to west, north to south, that will brings jobs to the youth of Uttarakhand and beyond. It is only initiatives like this and an inclusive vision that can produce labels such as Made in Uttarakhand and Made in India. Expressing happiness over the participation of women in the rally, Rahul Gandhi said that India could not be a superpower unless women were empowered and respected. "We have a very old and special relationship with Uttarakhand. My great grandfather went to jail fighting for the country here. My father and I went to the Doon School to study. We have learnt a lot from the people of Uttarakhand and we will forever be grateful to all of you," he said. Building on the rights-based paradigm that the Congress Party has been working on for the last decade, Mr. Gandhi told the people that they will now be given the right to shelter, health and free medicine and pension. He also assured them that the Congress Party will push 70 crore people into the middle class in the next five years and that it will work for the welfare of everyone, especially the poor and the downtrodden.