Letter to Congress Workers

Dear Friends,

I am happy the ‘Parivartan Yatra’ our party organised in Uttar Pradesh last month was a huge success. Our leaders and workers organised themselves into several groups and spanned the entire length and breadth of the state covering every block and district. The aim was to get a first-hand impression of the concerns of the people, to place before them the problems and issues facing the nation and the State and to inform them about the corrupt practices and misguided policies of the BJP-led governments at the Centre and the State.

We launched the ‘Parivartan Yatra’ to expose the dismal condition of the people and a total lack of developmental activity. The growing shortage of power and water has increased the misery of the people and multiplied the suffering of the farmers. Unmindful of people’s pitiable plight, the BJP is engaged in communal politics. Uttar Pradesh has paid a very high price for handing over power to the BJP.

That the people have realised this could be seen from the overwhelming response to the ‘Parivartan Yatra’. They came in thousands to attend our rallies and public meetings. The masses of Uttar Pradesh are totally disenchanted with the BJP and its rule. Time has now come for a change. The forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will provide the right opportunity to correct this unfortunate aberration. Our party workers must carry forward the message of the ‘Parivartan Yatra’ and ensure that the people’s desire for change is fulfilled. The Congress party alone has the commitment and capacity to identify with the people, and to fulfill their hopes and aspirations.

We are all distressed at the loss of innocent lives in Afghanistan. Our party has unequivocally condemned the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The sooner the agony and tragedy of Afghanistan is ended the better. It is our hope that a post Taliban Afghanistan will have government, which will be representative of all segments of Afghan society.

This month we pay tributes to two great builders of modern India, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. The nation owes so much to them. The best way to pay our respects is to follow their secular, socialist and democratic vision.