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Live reporting: Rahul Gandhi lashes out at BJP for divisive politics

Thane (Maharashtra):  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the BJP for practising divisive politics. Addressing a well-attended rally, Gandhi said, Congress was not a political party , but a "soch " (thinking)

4:56 pm: Rahul: Who brought India to this stage of progress - the people of India. They claim as if they will do in 2 months, whatever progress took place in last 60 years.  Who built the Bhakhra-Nangal? India's workers created it. Who create Mumbai? The people of India. This is not the work of a single individual, but the work of crores of people.

4:55 pm:
Rahul: Our party is the party of poor and weaker sections. We believe, if we want to bring progress to India, we have to give rights to the poor. So that the poor can  understand, we think about them. We brought MNREGA, RTI, RTE, Food security, because we believe in the power of the poor. 60-70 years ago, India was very poor. The Opposition claims, whatever was done in 60 years will be done in 3 months.

4:54 pm: Rahul : We are creating the Miraj-Alibagh multi corridor.

4:53 pm: Rahul : 13 lakh people will get jobs from the new industrial corridor here. We will develop Thane. We will also develop Bhiwandi powerloom mega cluster.  It is Congress which created 15 crore jobs in last 10 years.

4:51 pm: Rahul : RSS people shot dead Mahatma Gandhi, and today they speak of Gandhiji. Sardar Patel belonged to Congress, he wrote clearly against RSS, but today they claim Patel belongs to them.  The thinking is ours, the leaders are ours, but after a period of time, they will claim that these are theirs. I will not be surprised, if after 5 years, BJP will claim it brought MNREGA.