New Delhi :Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi said that there was an urgent need to uplift the Dalit community in India. Speaking at the Vigyan Bhawan Gandhi said: “In India, we have a concept of caste. If one belongs to a backward caste and wants to attain success then one needs an escape velocity to attain that success. Dalits in this country need the escape of Jupiter to attain success,” said Rahul.

The Congress Vice President also hit out at BSP chief Mayawati for the plight of the community saying that the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was not allowing his party to work for the Dalits. “Mayawati does not let others go forward in this movement. Mayawati also played role but it can not be done by one leader,” said Rahul.

Rahul Gandhi said BR Ambedkar was the first Dalit to attain escape velocity and after him Kanshi Ram channelised “the energy that was created due to reservation” and helped many Dalits attain escape velocity.

Rahul said that the nation needs more than one Dalit leader in order for the community to benefit.Referring to the assembly elections in Delhi, the Congress leader said that he will ask Shiela Dikshit to give maximum representation to Valmiki community.