22-Feb-2025 10:40 PM
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Mumbai, Feb 22 (Reporter) Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Saturday that the Congress party has a roadmap and aims to strengthen the organisation this year by reaching out to the people.
Speaking at a media event here on constant losses faced by the Congress party in last two national elections, he said, “Winning or losing is for everyone in a party, but the responsibility of winning and losing ultimately lies with leadership of the organisation. No member of the Gandhi family has become a Prime Minister, Chief Minister or any other minister in the last 35 years. They are committed to work for the nation and the party.”
"We are in opposition for the last 11 years. I think we need to, and we must work to increase our vote share. For that, the party needs to do an outreach and cannot wait for the people to get tired (of the BJP) and come to us. We, leaders and party workers, need to go to them. We are working on it," he said at the ABP Network's 'Ideas of India Summit 2025'.
Speaking about outcomes of electoral politics, Pilot said, “Today’s opposition is tomorrow’s government. At the national level, Congress is the only party that can compete and defeat the BJP. In 2004, Vajpayee ji came up with the slogan of 'India Shining'. Then, people gave the verdict in the favour of Congress.”
He also denied allegations that the Grand Old Party does not accommodate its allies, while also appearing to blame the Aam Aadmi Party for the results in the Haryana election.
Reflecting upon the role of people and institutions in the democracy, Pilot said, “Voting is not the only
responsibility of people in a democracy. It has to be a participatory democracy, where democratic institutions have to remain strong.”
Speaking about why many leaders from opposition and Congress are joining BJP, the Congress leader remarked, “The current government is misusing central institutions. Around 95 percent of ED raids have been against the political leaders of opposition...////...