‘Let’s ensure politics of compassion prevails over politics of hate’

New Delhi: The Congress on Gandhi Jayanti on Monday vowed to “expose” the “total hypocrisy” of those who appropriate Gandhian symbols and project his legacy to the world, “but are simply unable and unwilling to uphold the values he championed.” The opposition party also resolved to work towards the victory of “truth over lies”, and ensure that the politics of compassion prevails over the “politics of hate, vengeance and prejudice.”

The Congress paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge hailing him as not just an individual, but an ideology and the moral compass of the country.

Congress chief Kharge paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial at Rajghat here.

In a post on X, he said, ‘Mahatma Gandhi ji is not just an individual, he is an idea, an ideology and the

moral compass of our great nation.’

‘His ideals of truth, non-violence, freedom, equality and coexistence have eternal value. We bow in reverence to Bapu’s ideals on his Jayanti,’ Kharge said.

In a post in Hindi on X, Rahul Gandhi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi remembering him as the man who showed people the path of truth, non-violence, harmony, and united India.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that this Gandhi Jayanti, ‘Let us stand with those Gandhian organisations in different parts of the country, especially Varanasi, Ahmedabad and New Delhi which are under siege and assault by the forces who not only fought the Mahatma all his life but played a key role in creating a climate that led to his assassination.’