Daijiworld Media Network – Koppal (RJP)

Koppal, Oct 21: “Congress party has strong roots that are spread across the country. Even if a donkey contests elections on a Congress symbol, it will get a minimum of 25,000 votes,” Minister for Social Welfare H Anjaneya said in Koppal on Monday.

The statement was made referring to the issue of ‘Congress free India’ which emerged after the spectacular results posted by BJP in Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections.

“Congress party had no lessons to learn from the BJP, and will bounce back.” The minister added while talking to reporters.

On the issue of replacing Rahul Gandhi he said “Absolutely, there is no question of replacing Rahul Gandhi with any other leader and he will continue to be our leader and everyone in the party is behind him,”

Former Mysore MP and senior Congress leader H Vishwanath had raised his voice against the leadership qualities of the AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi after the party's poor results in the Maharashtra and Haryana.

Taking a dig at BJP leaders who claim they can make a ‘Congress free India’, the minister said that eradicating the Congress party from the country’s political arena is not possible as long as there is a sun and a moon.

“BJP leaders ‘dream’ of making the country free of Congress party will never come true. BJP was only born recently and has little political history, whereas the Congress party has got more than 120 years of history.” H Anjaneya said asserting that victory of the BJP in the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections will have no effect on the state’s politics.

“BJP leaders were under the illusion after tasting victory in a couple of states that they can repeat the same results anywhere in the country. If the BJP state leaders are thinking on these lines, then it is their foolishness. If assembly elections are held today, Congress party will be voted to power again in the state,” he averred.