From Activist Space to a Pragmatic One

Jignesh Mevani: ‘Bilkis Bano is close to my heart’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUHl1y_BqeM  Former independent MLA and now Congress candidate from Vadagam speaks with Manisha Pande of Newslaundry while campaigning for the second phase of , which is scheduled for December 5. Jignesh talks about the conflict he sees between electoral politics and activism, the reason he is speaking about at election rallies, and why he thinks the Congress has "too much democracy". He also dwells on why he joined the Congress and the role Rahul Gandhi played, the difference between Ambedkarite and Gandhian approach to caste, and more.