He said that he is here to involve youth in politics and also his party with the process being set to roll by ushering in internal democracy within the Youth Congress and the NSUI.
Rahul pointed out that he wants to devote his time to energise the youth and does not see himself as the Prime Minister, stressing on the fact that Manmohan Singh is most suitable and mertorious for the job.
Choosing not to comment directly on the move by the Mayawati government to scuttle his press conference, Rahul Gandhi said "the politics of the state is set in the past but I want to change it to the future. The venue of my press conference does not matter. If it suits somebody to get the venue of my press conference changed it is fine by me. What is important to me is that I can communicate to the youth and continue with my work".
He said that he does not focus on Mayawati or the BSP but to chage the political thought of people in UP.
The Mayawati government had on Monday reportedly cancelled the booking of the auditorium at the Tourism Directorate where Rahul’s press conference was initially scheduled. Though fearing a political controversy the government, within hours, changed its stance and gave the go ahead to hold the event at the same auditorium. The party however chose to hold the conference at a hotel on Tuesday.
Gandhi who has been devoting a lot of his time to the state said that he was not eyeing the 2012 assembly elections in the state. "People usually mistake the Mission 2012 to be the assembly election in UP. I am not interested in the said elections. My only aim is to involve youth and bring about a new thought in the state’s politics" he said.
He said that the internal democracy being promoted in the youth bodies of the congress has forced even the rival organisations to bring about changes in their party’s.
Rahul said that there are many people in the Congress who are better suited than him to become the Prime Minister and he does not see himself as the PM. He said that Manmohan Singh is the most meritorious and capable to be the PM and even political opponents recognise his calibre.
Rahul refused to comment on the indictment of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by the Liberhan Commission saying that he had the utmost respect for the senior BJP leader.
The young MP said that he had met the PM about the inflation and said one of the reasons why prices were rising is because there was hoarding at the state level.
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