New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that he is ready to talk to anyone especially the youth on the OBC quota issue.
The IIT students were planning to hold protests on the OBC quota issue during his road show in Uttar Pradesh on the quota issue.
"I am ready to talk to anyone, especially the youth. And I would like them to come forward and air their views," PTI quoted Rahul Gandhi as saying.
"My doors are always open for the IIT students and they could come at any time to discuss their problem and some solution would be brought out for their problem," he added.
Rahul Gandhi also said that in April 2006, when the anti-quota protests were raging across the country, "It is a very complex issue. Both sides have valid points."
Gandhi has been targeting the youth during his road shows in UP in the run-up to the Assembly elections, asking them to come forth with new ideas for development of the state.
He said that the main agenda of Congress party was to attract the youth and the chief task of his road show was to create enthusiasm among them.
"We are getting success in our aim because the youth have easy access to me," he said.
Earlier, a spokesman of Youth for Equality, which is spearheading the anti-reservation protests, had said IIT students would oppose Rahul Gandhi when his helicopter would land at IIT helipad as the Congress favoured reservation but their plan could not materialise due to strict security.
(With agency inputs)
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