Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Bihar for the third time this year on Monday, marching alongside supporters in the “Palayan Roko, Naukri Do” (Stop Migration, Give Jobs) Yatra.
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Bihar for the third time this year on Monday, marching alongside supporters in the “Palayan Roko, Naukri Do” (Stop Migration, Give Jobs) Yatra. The march, led by Congress working committee member Kanhaiya Kumar, highlights unemployment-driven migration ahead of the state Assembly elections due later this year.
After the march, Gandhi travelled to Patna to address the “Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan.” There, he pledged to dismantle the “artificial” 50 per cent cap on reservations in education and government jobs and reiterated the party’s commitment to a nationwide caste census.
“Congress will conduct an X-Ray of India through a caste census to benefit socially backward classes,” he told the gathering, adding that weaker sections are still treated as “second-class citizens.”
Gandhi invoked the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, and Jyotirao Phule, calling on supporters to “speak the truth without fear.” He also claimed to have challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament to remove the reservation cap, warning, “If you don’t demolish the fake wall of 50 per cent, we will.”
Clad in a white T-shirt, Gandhi walked through Begusarai’s main thoroughfares, telling crowds that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar has “failed to create opportunities” for young people. He cited recurring recruitment — exam paper leaks, a decline in public — sector hiring, and rapid privatisation as factors forcing youth to leave the state.
“The energy of Bihar’s youth is being wasted because the government offers neither jobs nor support,” Gandhi said, urging demonstrators to “keep pressure” on authorities for change.
With Bihar set to vote later this year, Congress hopes the employment‑focused yatra and caste census promise will resonate with young and marginalised voters. “The people of Bihar have always shown India a new direction,” Gandhi said. “I am confident they will do so again.”
