Letter to Congress Workers

A few days ago on the occasion of the anniversary of independence, I was present at the Red Fort. I felt proud to watch the tricolour unfurled in the fresh morning breeze. The pride of our country?s achievements, the pride of our country?s historic personalities, the pride of our country?s culture, of its natural wealth, of its ancestors who had nurtured this motherland with their sweat and blood. I felt pride of my India, which has remained independent, united and strong despite every sort of challenge. But the truth is that my emotions did not limit here. My mind was dejected alongwith this immense pride. It seemed that we became indifferent. We are tolerating tyranny, corruption and incapacity beyond the limits.

Today, the situation has come to such a level that theft and robbery are being committed before us and we are being advised not to point a finger at them and allow them to openly indulge in misdeeds, injustice and discrimination. Those who had made a mountain out of petty issues during the Congress rule, today are neck-deep in the swamp of corruption. They are aiming at political mileage at the cost of the nation. People sitting at the Centre speak about "Raj Dharma". What is their "Raj Dharma"? BJP and its colleagues are following the kind of dharma - a dharma of scams and dharma of communalism and hypocrisy.

If BJP has a bit of morality, they should own the responsibility of their misdeeds.

Kashmir elections are going to be held. The situation was not so bad there during the Congress rule. Since, direction-less unstable and weak governments came to the Centre, it has given a chance for our enemy to get bold. Kargil tragedy occured and several innocent people?s blood spilled in Jammu and Kashmir, our Parliament was attacked. Despite all the promise of zero-tolerance, terrorism has not been checked till today. Now BJP and their colleagues want to trifurcate Kashmir and I want to tell you that our neighbour too wants the same. We are strictly against it. We want that Jammu and Kashmir and Laddakh should prosper on equal footing.

This is the twenty-first century, new generation of this country has a right for a new future. We have every right to get that India of our dream. This was the dream of Rajivji. Congress has certain policies, certain principles and ideals. Through these, the country has achieved independence and these will fulfill our dreams. It is the duty of every citizen of our country, every individual of the new generation towards our motherland, to that glorious tricolour which is unfurled at the Red Fort, that we should join in making of a new India. For this we all have to march ahead collectively.

Our party is committed to the uplift of weaker sections of soceity. Our duty is to help the people in misery, share their grief, kindle the fire of justice and organise them all for a new future. Recently we have had fruitful discussions on the problems facing SCs & STs at a national seminar. The deliberations will further strengthen our resolve to work for weaker sections.