Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is touring Assam as part of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, on Tuesday asserted that there is no “Ram wave” in the country.

Speaking a day after the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, he claimed that the grand event was “solely designed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.

“The entire ‘pran pratishtha’ programme of the temple was designed for Narendra Modi, and for the upcoming (Lok Sabha) election,” he told reporters here.

The Congress leader also talked about “five pillars of justice” which will empower the nation. “Behind Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, there is a thought for justice which has five pillars: providing employment and justice to youths, participation of all, justice to women, justice to farmers, and justice to workers of the county. Taking all these issues into consideration, the party will forward a programme in the next one month.”

Earlier in the day, a clash broke out between police and Congress workers in Guwahati during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. The party claimed it was denied permission to hold a roadshow or ‘padayatra’ (foot march) in the main city by the state police.

The Gandhi scion also highlighted the opposition faced from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, adding that despite the hurdles, including denials to visit temples, colleges, and padyatras, he saw the “obstacles as inadvertently contributing to the cause by generating additional publicity”.

“The Assam CM and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are inadvertently helping us. Whatever obstacles they create, our message of ‘Nyay’ is reaching the people,” he underlined.

Gandhi also accused the Assam chief minister of being one of the most corrupt leaders in the country, and said the language and tradition of Assam cannot be dictated solely by Sarma.

He said the Nyay Yatra is addressing issues such as systematic participation for OBCs, Dalits, and Adivasis; women’s injustice, and unemployment.

In a broader political context, the former party chief positioned the INDIA alliance as an ideology combating the RSS, BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.