Sam Pitroda is the chairman of the Indian Abroad Congress.
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Indian Abroad Congress Chairman of Sam Pitroda has expressed confidence that the Congress and INDIA bloc will do nicely within the Lok Sabha elections and mentioned that Indian voters tend to shock.
“Let’s wait for 2 months and we are going to know (outcomes of Lok Sabha polls). There isn’t a have to predict proper now what’s going to occur. Indian voters tend to shock individuals. Look what occurred to Mrs (Indira) Gandhi when she declared an Emergency. She was thrown out after which she was put again in. So do not underestimate the intelligence of Indian voters,” Mr Pitroda instructed ANI.
“If Indian voters really feel they need to dwell in a democratic nation, they need to dwell in a non-dictatorial setting, they need establishments to work, they need freedom, flexibility, they need to observe faith they like, they need to marry the one they need to, they need jobs to be created, they need inflation to be managed, they are going to vote accordingly. So have some religion in Indian voters and never in pollsters,” he added.
He was responding to a query concerning the challenges confronted by Congress, particularly in north India.
Mr Pitroda, a former advisor to then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who is taken into account near the Nehru-Gandhi household, mentioned Congress leaders are working exhausting to place up a very good combat within the Lok Sabha polls.
“I might say INDIA alliance is doing a fairly good job. Mr Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and plenty of others within the Congress occasion are working exhausting,” he mentioned.
Mr Pitroda mentioned the Congress manifesto launched earlier this month is “an ideal manifesto” for the individuals of the nation.
“Have a look at the standard of the manifesto. Beneath the management of P Chidambaram, the manifesto was ready. It’s a good manifesto based on me however some individuals say it isn’t a very good manifesto, it’s a Communist manifesto. It is dependent upon their notion. I do not suppose it’s a Communist manifesto, it’s humanistic. It’s the proper of values that Congress stands for. It’s a excellent manifesto for the individuals of India,” he mentioned.
Mr Pitroda, a technocrat, served as Chairman of Telecom Fee and headed India’s Nationwide Data Fee (2005-2009.)
The Lok Sabha elections will likely be held in seven phases, beginning April 19. The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4.
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