NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, DEC 28
On the foundation day of the Congress on Monday, its chief Sonia Gandhi urged the party leaders and workers to unite in “fighting dictatorship” in the country and protecting its democracy, Constitution and people.
आज हमें गर्व है कि हम ऐसी पार्टी के कार्यकर्ता और सैनिक है जिस पार्टी के नेताओ ने देश की आज़ादी के लिए लंबी लड़ाई लड़ी और अंग्रेजी हकूमत के सामने बिना डरे लड़कर आज़ादी दिलाई ।
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Addressing party workers in a video message on the 136th foundation day of the party, Gandhi claimed that the country is going through difficult times as prevailing before independence.
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Congratulating the Congress leaders and workers on the completion of 135 years of the party”s formation, she said it has traversed the path from the freedom struggle till now for achieving the values of patriotism, fearlessness, selflessness, selfless service towards humanity, brotherhood, and the country”s unity and integrity.
Gandhi said the party was launched as part of a “jan andolan” (people’s movement) during the freedom struggle and has seen times when atrocities were committed on its leaders and workers.
“But Congressmen have not fallen behind in achieving their goals of getting India”s freedom and in the service of the country, despite taking lathis, going to jail and giving their supreme sacrifices,” she said, adding that the grand old party has helped lay the country’s strong foundations.
“Today, once again the circumstances are similar to those existing before independence. The rights of people are being crushed, there is dictatorship everywhere, democratic and constitutional institutions are being finished.
“Unemployment is at its peak, farms and fields are being attacked and black laws are being imposed on the country”s ”annadata” (food provider). In such circumstances, it is our responsibility to save the country from such a dictatorship and fight it. This is true patriotism,” Gandhi said in her video message.
Urging the Congressmen to strengthen the party at every level, she said it is the hope of the people of the country.
“We will have to unite to save the pride and honour of the tricolor, under which we achieved our nation”s freedom.
“We have to win over the hearts of people. We should take a pledge on the Congress”s foundation day to fight to protect the country’s democracy, Constitution and the countrymen for whom we will fight till our last breath,” she said.
Gandhi skipped the party’s foundation day function at the AICC headquarters here. Former party chief Rahul Gandhi also skipped the event as he is abroad. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and many Congress leaders attended the function.
