I am here to bridge the divide: Rahul Gandhi

4 April 2007
"I am not really worried about a successful or an unsuccessful road show. I am here to bridge the divide. My work is to unify the people, a good road show or a bad road show, it hardly matters to me. It's an ongoing process, which has begun now. I believe that a change can be brought in UP only with a new mindset," was what Rahul Gandhi said during his press interaction in Kanpur.

"I am not into politics for any position. I am here to get the youngsters into positions; there is a need for a change in the system, which the youngsters can do easily. Our political system also needs a change and this can only happen when the youngsters come into the mainstream. UP can be changed only by the new mindset and it's a high time for a change", he added.

Defending his stand on the Babri Masjid and Narshimha Rao, he said that he only criticized him on one point and that doesn't mean that whatever Narshimha Rao did during his life was wrong.

"The position of our party in Uttar Pradesh went down because at one point of time, we didn't allow people to come to our fold. But now we have opened the door of our party for the youth. Not only the Congress party, all other political parties should open their doors for the youth," he said.

Replying to a question on reservations, he said, "I am open for all kind of discussion. I invite the youth, both who are for and against it, for discussion on the issue. I want the youth to come forward for all kind of solutions. I appreciate the initiative of the IIT students and I want them to come to Delhi and have a discussion. I am ready to listen to all ideas which a youngster have."

Replying to question on the CD released by BJP, he said, "I am not going to react on what the BJP or the SP is doing. I can't stop them from doing anything, I have to do my own work and am doing that."

"I am not taking these elections as an event, it's no semi-final or final for me. It's a long and ongoing process," he added.

Mr Gandhi once again reiterated his belief in secularism and said, "See I have one major flaw, I can't see. I can't differentiate between two Indians, all are one for me. I don't believe in these things".

Speaking on not having alliance with any political party in UP elections he said, "The alliance could not work out because there was some differences on the number of seats to be shared".
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