BJP is afraid, lacks vision: Rahul Gandhi’s top quotes from exclusive interview

In an exclusive interview to the Zee Media, Rahul Gandhi said that BJP's campaign in Gujarat is ''vision-less''.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is set to take over the reins of the country's oldest party on December 16, spoke on a wide range of issues on Wednesday which included his plans for Gujarat’s development and BJP's ‘vision-less’ campaign and its ‘failure’ in tackling corruption.

In an exclusive interview to the Zee Media, the Gandhi scion attacked the PM, the ruling BJP party in Gujarat over GST, which he and his party refers to as the ''Gabbar Singh Tax'' and demonetisation, while also exuding confidence that his party will spring a major surprise in the state.

Here are his top quotes:-

-BJP is afraid in this election. Its campaign in Gujarat lacks vision: Rahul Gandhi

-Voters in Gujarat want development, but the BJP does not care about the aspirations of people here: Rahul Gandhi

-We reached out to people months ahead of the polls to try and understand what people want. We have been able to make a vision for the people of the state: Rahul Gandhi

-This election is not about BJP or Congress, it is about the people of Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi

-We thought that the BJP will defend 22 years of its rule in Gujarat, give it a vision of its own but it did not. The BJP's Gujarat campaign is vision-less: Rahul Gandhi

-BJP campaign in Gujarat is in fact distracting. It refrains from addressing the core issues: Rahul Gandhi

-BJP and the PM never spoke about farmers, issues related to youth. Govt colleges and institutions are non-existent in Gujarat. Rs 15 lakh is needed to do engineering, 90% of educational institutions are in private hands: Rahul Gandhi

-There are no nurses, doctors in government hospitals, people have no option but to go to private hospitals. BJP keeps evading from real issues, but it won't succeed this time: Rahul Gandhi

-If my party comes to power in Gujarat, it will listen to people and talk about their expectations. Humari sarakar apne mann ki baat nahi nkaregi: Rahul Gandhi

-My party has given a powerful platform for the development of Gujarat, we have been very successful in that. We will implement all that when my party comes to power: Rahul Gandhi

-I only say what Gujarat is saying, what the people have told me their problems are. The BJP is afraid of what the people are saying, not of what I am saying: Rahul Gandhi

-Throughout his election campaign, the PM did not raise the issue of corruption, he just made personal attacks on us: Rahul Gandhi

-Voters in Gujarat will vote on facts this time, they have realised the truth of Gabbar Singh Tax, demonetisation... how these measures have made the lives of small traders and businessmen miserable: Rahul Gandhi

-Only people of Gujarat will prepare the vision for their state, I will only help in its implementation: Rahul Gandhi

-I am confident that my party is set to reverse trend in Gujarat polls: Rahul Gandhi

-The PM and his party made personal attacks. We expelled Mani Shankar Aiyar. But Modiji spoke about Manmohan Singh, it is not acceptable. Manmohan Singhji has served the country for so many years. He headed the government for 10 years but despite that, Modiji made such allegations against him. I want to change this discourse: Rahul Gandhi

-My political rivalry with PM does not extend to hatred: Rahul Gandhi

-I want to change the national political discourse by refraining from making personal attacks. We want to take the nation forward by adhering to the Gandhian philosophy, the philosophy of love and brotherhood: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi is set to take over as Congress president on Saturday. He returned to Delhi on Tuesday after wrapping up an intense campaign for the Gujarat assembly elections.

The bitter Gujarat campaign, that ended yesterday and the state votes in the second and last phase tomorrow. It had voted in the first phase on Saturday. Results will be announced on Monday, December 18.