Rahul Gandhi: Recently, at a rally in Haryana, Rahul Gandhi spoke of an unseen yet sweet story, which has moved the nation. He held aloft a cardboard box of jalebi and declared in those few words, “Today I have eaten the best jalebi of my life.” These few words created curiosity wave across India into where this jalebi had come from and why it deserved such a special verdict.
Rahul Gandhi Shares Personal Connection with Sweets
Gandhi said he was so impressed by the taste of jalebi that he immediately messaged sister Priyanka Gandhi, who is known to be a lover of sweets. Gandhi recalled, “I sent a message to Priyanka saying, ‘Today, I’ve eaten the best jalebi in my life. I’m carrying a box for you.'” This connection to the sweet treat extends beyond mere taste but also to a story of hard work, tradition, and dedication of a local Haryana vendor.
This brings out support for smaller businesses and local artisans, as Rahul Gandhi stated with this jalebi, giving credit to the person who made it for the years of toil and creativity. “This is the blood and sweat of a person from Haryana,” Gandhi said, in support of expanding local businesses and their products outside regional borders. His dream? This famous jalebi should be appreciated not just around India but internationally, in places such as America and Japan.
Criticism of Government Policies Impacting Small Vendors
The bigger takeaway of Rahul’s speech, however, went much beyond sweets. He took a jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi while comparing the woe of small businessmen and local artisans to that of the character Abhimanyu from the Mahabharata, who was entrapped in a Chakravyuha. Gandhi said that just like Abhimanyu was ensnared, small businesses today are in a vicious cycle.
He said that demonetization and a faulty GST policy have pushed the local businesses to their economic bounds. Gandhi said that the Indian banking system is no longer friendly to the small businesses. “If you ask them for a loan today, the bank will say no.”. This, he said, would make it only a loan issuance to billionaires such as Adani and Ambani with the same banks posing more hurdles in the path of local entrepreneurs who have valid business proposals for gaining access to almost similar financial resources.
Rahul Gandhi’s Vision for Haryana’s Jalebi
He also mentioned the harassment and extortion small business owners have to encounter. The routine demands for huge sums of money, threats, etc. is a usual affair, he said. “This is not happening to one person,” he observed, “Thousands and lakhs of people in Haryana are facing the same situation.” His remarks brought attention to what he believes to be more crucial systemic issues under the incumbent government which he feels is suffocating the flourishing of small businesses all over the country.
Gandhi astutely balanced a seemingly simple dessert — jalebi — with an intricate attack on the economic policy and Indian business practice. And very many will agree with the political contents of the message. From being a humble, plebeian jalebi, sold at a small shop run by Amar Singh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi’s story has made it synonymous with tradition and taste, even as it symbolises the challenges and aspirations of millions of small business owners spread over India.
Netizens Reacts on Rahul Gandhi’s Jalebi Theory
Zee News posted this video on Social Media platform Instagram. People expressed their views on Rahul Gandhi’s Jalebi Jibe at PM Modi. One person commented, “Jab koi mudda na ho to is tarah ki hi baatein krenge ye.” Another person said, “Are kehna kya chahte ho.” One more person commented, “Jalebi ko kyu badnam kar rhe ho bhai.”