Rahul Gandhi: Dalits need Jupiter's escape velocity for success

“Their faces should be seen in the Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabhas” - making the entire audience erupt in cheers.



He attacked the opposition, saying it had never bothered to "hold the hands of the poor or interact with them".

"And then they speak of India Shining. And lose the polls. They lost it in 2004, in 2009 and will lose again in 2014," said the Gandhi scion.

"If you want to win elections, go to the homes of the poor and hold their hands and then go and win the elections," said Gandhi.

Addressing the Bhagwan Valmiki Foundation, which had organised the event, Gandhi enumerated the legislation brought by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, including on the right to education, food security, the rural employment guarantee scheme and the RTI.