Rahul Gandhi targets govt over GST in Bengaluru college

Congress vice-president (VP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday has addressed more than 1,000 second and third year degree students at Mount Carmel College in Bengaluru. 

It is the beginning of a series of visits which Congress VP will make to colleges and universities across the country. 

Here are some of the important highlights from his speech:

Institute preaches tolerance

News channel NDTV has quoted him from his speech, "I realised that essentially what this institute does is that it gives you knowledge but it also preaches tolerance. If you want to achieve anything in life, you have to listen to people around you. You have to learn, appreciate and carry them around you. This institution, it gives you knowledge but also gives you tolerance. This institution is about conversation. I'm not coming here to tell you what to think, I'm coming here to listen to what you have to say."

 

On GST Bill

The report further quoted him, "We very strongly believe in a Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, but one which has a cap on tax, not the one in which there is an unlimited amount of tax on the people of India. All our senior leaders were asked to get out of the House. We want to be constructive. We think GST is important and are more than important to carry that conversation. The only way to work is to involve the poor people, it is to bring them into the conversation. Congress party brought the GST bill, we are supporting the Bill. For the last three years the BJP was opposing the Bill. Its very nice of them to say that we are blocking it which they did for 3 years."

Women are mistreated

The single biggest problem in this country is that women dont have the place they deserve, they are mistreated: Rahul Gandhi

— ANI (@ANI_news) November 25, 2015

On FTII students

We have FTII students being shut up and not being given a voice, no matter how long their strike goes on for: Rahul Gandhi

— ANI (@ANI_news) November 25, 2015

On Swachch Bharat & Make in India

Rahul Gandhi: Is Swachch Bharat working? Crowd says Yes, some say No. Is Make in India working? Crowd answers Yes. pic.twitter.com/ACRinTwFL0

— ANI (@ANI_news) November 25, 2015