Congress plenary session: BJP voice of one organisation, Congress voice of nation, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched an all out attack on Narendra Modi government and said that the BJP is voice of one organisation (RSS) while the Congress party is voice of the nation.

Speaking on the second day of the 84th Congress Plenary Session that began on Friday, Rahul Gandhi compared BJP-RSS with 'Kauravas' and Congress with 'Pandavas' of 'Mahabharat', the great Sanskrit epic of ancient India.

"Centuries ago there was huge battle on the field of Kurukshetra. The Kauravas were powerful&arrogant. The Pandavas were humble&fought for the truth. Like the Kauravas BJP & RSS are designed to fight for power, like the Pandavas,Congress is designed to fight for truth," Rahul said.

The plenary session, which is a first since Rahul Gandhi’s elevation to the presidential post, is called ‘Change is now’ and is aimed at projecting young faces of the party at the forefront.

Earlier on Saturday, the Congress president in his inaugural speech as part of the Congress party’s plenary session had accused the BJP of dividing the country by spreading "hatred" and said only Congress can unite the nation.

“Only Congress can show the way for this nation. This country belongs to all irrespective of which religion caste community one belongs to. We will work for all,” the Congress president said.

Apart from Rahul, his mother and predecessor Sonia Gandhi also launched a scathing attack against the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, calling it “arrogant” and "drunk" on power.

Here are the highlights of Congress Plenary session:

# 04:30 pm: The soil of this nation is drenched in the blood of Congressmen and Congresswomen who have died for it: Congress President Rahul Gandhi

#04:28 pm: The name Modi symbolises the collusion between India’s biggest businessmen and the Prime Minister. Modi gives Modi 30,000 crores of your Money and in turn, Modi gives Modi money for marketing Modi and fighting elections.

#04:25 PM: Gandhi spent 15 years in jail and died for the nation. But India must never forget that while our leader slept on the floor in jail Savarkar wrote a letter to the British begging for mercy and clemency: Rahul Gandhi

#04:18 PM: The PM diverts our attention and jumps from one event to another from Gabbar Singh tax to yoga in Parliament but never talks about the issues. But, the Congress cannot be stopped from seeking the truth and justice: Rahul Gandhi

#04:15 pm: Congress party understands deeply that we are for truth. India expects more from Congress party because it holds us to a higher standard than any other party: Rahul Gandhi

Congress party understands deeply that we are for truth. India expects more from Congress party because it holds us to a higher standard than any other party: Congress President Rahul Gandhi #CongressPlenary #ChangeIsNow pic.twitter.com/gKoM6EuKu2

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 18, 2018

#04:13 pm: BJP is the voice of an organization. Congress is the voice of a nation: Congress President Rahul Gandhi

#04:08 pm: Will India live a lie or will India have the courage to face the truth? Today, the corrupt and powerful control the conversation in the country: Congress President Rahul Gandhi

#04:05 pm: Centuries ago there was huge battle on the field of Kurukshetra. The Kauravas were powerful&arrogant. The Pandavas were humble&fought for the truth. Like the Kauravas BJP & RSS are designed to fight for power, like the Pandavas,Congress is designed to fight for truth:Rahul Gandhi

#04:00 pm: Rahul Gandhi is addressing Congress workers on the 2nd day of plenary session.

#13:30 pm It's the biggest achievement of Manmohan Singh that 14 cr people were listed out of poverty. BJP govt pushed people into poverty. Number of people below poverty line went up: P Chidambaram

It's the biggest achievement of Dr Manmohan Singh that 14 Cr people were listed out of poverty. BJP govt pushed people into poverty. Number of people below poverty line went up. It's the greatest disservice BJP govt did to people of India: P Chidambaram at #CongressPlenarySession pic.twitter.com/gDtkIU1Rci

— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018

#13:25 pm It's the greatest disservice BJP govt did to people of India: P Chidambaram

#13:02 pm It's the biggest achievement of Manmohan Singh that 14 Cr people were listed out of poverty. BJP govt pushed people into poverty. Number of people below poverty line went up.

#13:00 pm It's the greatest disservice BJP govt did to people of India: P Chidambaram at Congress PlenarySession

#12:10 pm Modi Govt has mismanaged Jammu and Kashmir like never before, the atmosphere is deteriorating day in and day out, its obvious from the fact that our borders are insecure, be it cross-border terror or internal: Manmohan Singh

#12:05 pm When Modi Ji was campaigning he made lots of tall promises, those promises have not been fulfilled. He said we will provide 2 crore jobs, we have not seen even 2 lakh jobs: Manmohan Singh 

#11:45 am Modi govt's Pakistan policy is a disaster: Congress

#11:40 am Calling the Pakistan policy of Modi govt a disaster, the Congress party said, "Confronting cross-border terrorism with a robust security response, has enjoyed across the board national consensus. Regrettably, this is being undermined by the Government by making policy towards Pakistan a divisive domestic issue. 

#11:05 am "Neighbourhood first" was the Congress Govt's rallying cry. However, under the Modi Govt, it's "Neighbourhood last". - Gaurav Gogoi 

#10:50 am The PM is carried away by his own propaganda. Today it is a matter of concern that we have mismanaged our relations with major capitals of the world, with major strategic partners & our immediate neighborhood: Anand Sharma 

The PM is carried away by his own propaganda. Today it is a matter of concern that we have mismanaged our relations with major capitals of the world, with major strategic partners & our immediate neighborhood: Anand Sharma at #CongressPlenarySession pic.twitter.com/I87UMB0eTd

— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018

#10:40 am Modi govt has disrupted India's foreign policy. In the last four years they have made this a divisive policy: Anand Sharma

#10:40 am The Modi govt has pursued this in a cavalier manner, non-serious manner: Anand Sharma 

Second day of the 2-day #CongressPlenarySession begins in #Delhi. pic.twitter.com/vtcwA1uO1t

— ANI (@ANI) March 18, 2018

#10:18 am The party is scheduled to adopt an economic and international resolution on the last day of the session.

#10:15 am Congress leader Anand Sharma will move the foreign affairs resolution and former finance minister P Chidambaram will move the economic resolution