we are fighting a system

#WATCH | Delhi: On party’s performance in Bihar elections, Congress leader Mumtaz Patel says, “…When we know that we are fighting a system like this, which is so powerful, who have complete control, then obviously the Congress party will have to be alert. Those familiar with the ground are not given a chance. Decision-making is concentrated in the hands of a few people… The Congress party has such workers across the country who, regardless of victory or defeat, I always say are Congressmen at heart. But no one asks them, no one acknowledges them, and they are not given any position or authority. Even in our party, if we are fighting for democracy, if we talk about saving democracy, if we talk about saving the electoral process, then even in our own party, power is concentrated in the hands of a few, and those very people get rewarded again and again. There is no accountability of any kind, and you don’t use the real workers, you don’t even ask them, you don’t even acknowledge them….And I would also like to say that if the electoral process is corrupt, then either the entire opposition should come together and say that we will boycott the elections…The Congress party needs to win the people’s hearts and trust again. Rahul Gandhi is working hard, but I believe that the few within our party who manipulate power are the reason our party faces repeated defeats.”