'Cong will win Gujarat's trust'

Jignesh Mevani is one of the prominent leaders of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee.

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He is an MLA from the Vadgam Assembly constituency in Gujarat. He was first elected from the Vadgam seat in the 2017 Assembly elections. He is also a Dalit leader and convenor of the Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch, a non-governmental organisation founded by him in July 2016 for the rights of dalits in Gujarat. He rose to national importance after he led a protest march called 'Dalit Asmita Yara' in protest against the Una flogging incident in 2016.

In an interview with Santu Das of The Statesman, Mevani talks about the AICC Session held in Ahmedabad and also emphasized on organisational rebuilding of the party for the 2027 Assembly elections. He accused some of the Congress leaders of "hobnobbing" with BJP and categorically said they should be thrown out from the party. He also said the BJP government has 'failed' to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the state.

Q: The Congress held the AICC session in Ahmedabad. Assembly elections in the Gujarat are scheduled to be held at the end of 2027. The Congress has been out of power in Gujarat since 1995. What would you like to say?