New Delhi, April 22 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to the people of West Bengal to support the Congress in elections, asserting that it is the only party capable of defeating the BJP in the ongoing ideological battle.

In a message addressed to the "brothers and sisters of West Bengal," Gandhi said that while the BJP "snatches away rights," the Congress works to deliver and protect them.

"Brothers and sisters of West Bengal, in this battle of ideologies, only the Congress can defeat the BJP. They snatch away rights; we deliver them. They erase the Constitution, we protect it. They want to wipe out India's diversity, while we respect every culture and every language alongside Bengal. Let us come together to make Con...