 Senior Congress leaders on the stage Congress leaders, workers in the crowd Brothers and sisters in the crowd Friends from the media I'd like to welcome you here And thank you for giving us your full support I have been wanting to say Certain things to the trader community I don't want it to be different I am ready to share my opinion My personal opinion to say certain things to the trader community, many of whom live here and work here. I am happy that today I am going to get an opportunity to speak in a little bit of detail about what is happening to traders here in Kerala and across the country. So, today, I am going to talk to you about the problems in Kerala, not only in Kerala, but across the country. My comments are mainly targeted towards small and medium traders who are the backbone of India's economy. And of course, I am also going to speak about the ideas behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra and what exactly we are trying to communicate with this Padhyatra. Before I start, I would like to remember two giants who showed Kerala and also India to the path forward. So, the first person I would like to remember is Panampali Govindamananjee. He was the ex-chief minister and also the railway minister of India. And the second person I would like to remember is Ke Karunakaranjee, the ex-chair. It is important to remember these leaders because they showed Kerala and also India the way forward at a difficult time. And so today, if we see the landscape of our country, a country that was known for harmony, for compassion and for humility, we see a country which is full of hatred, anger and arrogance. Today, when we look at the history of our country, we see hatred, anger and arrogance in today's society. Hatred is not the nature of the Indian people. Anger is not the nature of the Indian people. It is not the nature of the Indian people. Our people are compassionate, loving and humble. But we have a government that is intent on destroying this harmony, on spreading hatred and anger. Every word spoken by the Prime Minister of India is designed to divide the country and hurt the sentiments of someone or the other. We have the highest rate of unemployment we have had in 70 years. We have the highest prices we have had in decades. Our people are drowning in debt, in high prices and unemployment. India's debt increased from 50 lakh crores in 2014 when the UPA left to 139 lakh crores in 2022. We calculate the debt per capita per person, then each person owes 1 lakh rupees. 1 lakh wealthy Indian people have left this country. 1 lakh people who use to help India create jobs, they are no longer helping India create jobs. So on one hand you have an environment of hatred and anger, on the other hand you have huge unemployment, massive increases in prices and the people of India, millions and millions of people are getting squeezed between these forces. So if you ask what is the situation of this country, you will find the confusion between the people of India and the people of India, the people of this country and the people of this country. India and India also has millions and millions and millions of people who cannot get themselves a job. India has the highest rate of unemployment in this world. This inequality is unbearable for us as a nation. This inequality is unbearable for us as a nation. These are some of the ideas behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra. These are the ideas behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra. These are the ideas behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The first message is, we will not allow India to be divided, we will not allow India to be full of hatred, we will not allow India to be violent. The second message is that we will not accept in India where we have the second richest person in the world and then we have millions and millions of our people, youngsters who cannot aspire to get a job. The second message is that we will not accept in India where we have the second richest person in the world and then we have millions and millions of our people, youngsters who cannot aspire to get a job. These are the ideas behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Now I would like to address the traders who are here in the crowd and live in the city and in Kerala and the rest of the country. The first thing that you have to understand and realize is that you are the job creators of this country. The first thing you have to understand and realize is that you are the business owners of this country. Thousands, millions of small and medium businesses, traders, shopkeepers, restaurant owners, these are the people who give India jobs. You sacrifice your lives to give India employment. You never forget that. You sacrifice your lives to give India employment. You never forget that. You sacrifice your lives to give India employment. You never forget that. You never forget that. You never forget that. Now you understand money very well better than anybody else. And you know that money is like water. Water can become ice, it can become steam, it can become water, it can change form but it never disappears. Money can change form but it doesn't disappear. In the same way money can change form, but it does not disappear. It can change the form of money. It can change many forms of money. But it will not disappear anywhere. If it is being taken out of your pocket, it is going into somebody else's pocket. So the question you have to ask yourself, when you see rising prices, when you see a rise in the price of petrol that you need to run your business, you have to ask yourself, where is the money going? So there is a question that we have to ask ourselves. When we run our business, when we run our money, that money is reached to somebody else. And now let me give you a few examples of what has been done to you. In the last 8 years, I have been sharing with you about what has been done to you. And I will also explain why it has been done to you. I will also explain why it has been done to you. Many people think that demonetization was a mistake committed by the Prime Minister. Many people think that he didn't really understand the consequences of demonetization. Many people think that he didn't really understand the consequences of demonetization. Many people think that he didn't really understand the consequences of demonetization. Brothers and sisters, this is not the truth. My dear brothers and sisters, this is not true. The Prime Minister understood exactly what demonetization was supposed to do. The Prime Minister knew exactly what demonetization was supposed to do. Demonetization was a financial attack on India's traders. It was designed to destroy your cash flow and your business. It was designed to destroy your business. It was designed to destroy your business. It was designed to destroy your business. Mr. Narendra Modi understands very well that if you are a small trader, if you are a middle-sized trader, if you own a small restaurant and he cuts off your money for a few days, you are finished. It was designed to destroy your business. If you own a small restaurant and he cuts off your money for a few days, you are finished. If you own a small restaurant and he cuts off your money for a few days, you are finished. It was designed to destroy your business. And the result of demonetization was there for everybody to see. Millions of Indian small and medium businesses were wiped out. It was designed to destroy your business. The Prime Minister did not stop there. The Prime Minister did not stop there. He then designed GST. That was again designed to break the back of all of you small and medium traders. That GST was designed to destroy your business. What was the idea? The idea was to have five taxes, complicated taxes. What was the idea? The idea was to have five taxes, complicated taxes. What was the idea? The idea was to have five taxes, complicated taxes. To force you to spend your time filing for GST month after month after month. To file these GST returns, small and medium traders, you know how to harm the gold traders in the city, you know how to harm the gold traders in the city, how it destroys and continues to destroy their businesses, you know how it destroys and destroy their businesses, you know how it destroys and destroys their businesses, you know how it destroys and destroy their businesses. Brothers and sisters, do you think GST and demonetization harmed the biggest businesses in this country? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? Do you think they had a problem of cash flow? I would like to also thank the senior leaders of Kerala who have been walking with me now for almost two weeks. And also Ashok Gaylord, Chief Minister of Rajasthan who came and walked with us today.