India Will Face Consequences Like Sri Lanka, Govt Not Accepting Reality: Rahul Gandhi

“What's different? India has been divided, different groups formed. It was one nation earlier, they've created different nations within the nation now,” said Gandhi.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Image: ANI)

New Delhi: Firing a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged India has now been divided and all are being pitted against each other.

“What's different? India has been divided, different groups formed. It was one nation earlier, they've created different nations within the nation now,” said Gandhi.

“All are being pitted against each other. When this pain comes, violence comes. Don't believe me now, wait for two to three years,” he added, ANI reported.

Gandhi alleged the media and institutions besides the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have hidden the truth in the last  two to three years.

“Slowly the truth will come out. That is what is happening in Sri Lanka. The truth came out there. The truth will come out in India,” he said.

Gandhi said the government is “not accepting reality”.

“I am telling them to accept the reality because if they don't do it and don't prepare themselves, they won't be able to react when the situation worsens,” he added.

The Congress leader also cornered the ruling dispensation at the Centre on the economic front.

“You can't imagine India’s economic situation and job condition. Never in your life you would have seen what is coming next,” Gandhi said.

“The employment structure of this country, the backbone is broken. The small and medium business, small shopkeepers, informal sector is our backbone,” he added.

Asserting the economists and bureaucrats make their plans by looking at other nations, Gandhi said: “The PM says we have to become like them. It can't be done like that.”

“First, we have to realise who we are and what's happening here. They have broken the backbone, terrifying results would come in next three to four years,” he added.

The Congress leader, who met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Sharad Yadav at the latter’s residence in Delhi, further said hatred is being spread in the country, which is in a very bad situation.

“I agree with what he (Sharad Yadav) said today that the country is in a very bad situation. Hatred is being spread and country is being divided. We have to bring the nation together and once walk on the path of the brotherhood which has been a part of our history,” he said.

“Sharad Yadav had fallen ill and had not been keeping well for a long time. I am very happy that he is 'fighting fit' and you can see that he is smiling. I feel good about it. He has taught me a lot about politics,” he added.

The RJD leader on his part voiced for Gandhi to be made the Congress president.

“Why not? If somebody runs Congress round the clock, it is Rahul Gandhi. I think he should be made the party president. Only then can something big be done,” said Yadav.

Responding to the same, Gandhi said: “We will see about it....”