Addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said that it was important to “fight hatred by listening to people.”

Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre, he said that demonetisation and “poorly-implemented” Goods and Services Tax caused distress to millions of people, leaving many unemployed.

Speaking about lynchings and attacks on Dalits and minorities, Gandhi said that excluding these groups from the development narrative “could be a dangerous thing".