Rejecting Gandhian social activist Anna Hazare’s modus operandi to fight corruption, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the battle against the menace could be fought “only through the political system”.
Though he did not name Mr Hazare, who earlier in the day had declared that he would campaign against Congress in Assembly elections in five states if the Lokpal bill were not passed by Parliament during the Winter Session, Mr Gandhi said, “People talk of corruption. If you want to fight corruption then this can only be done through the political system, through democratic means.”
The young leader, who was addressing Youth Congress activists at a meeting in the national capital, pitched for making organisations more democratic and involving ordinary youth, who find politics inaccessible. “The biggest problem is that politics is out of reach of the ordinary youth of the country,” he said. “If we make our organisations democratic, it would be a major step towards fighting corruption,” he said, adding that his party was opening doors for the youth of the country to join politics.