The media had thrust a Dalit frame on his visits to poor areas of the country, Rahul Gandhi said while stressing that he did not believe in the caste system and only saw people as human beings. I see myself going to a human being's house. I don't see it as a Dalit or an upper caste or lower caste house. As far as I am concerned, I am going to the poor man's house, whether a Dalit or minority, Gandhi said at a press conference here. Asked about the objectives of his tours across India, he shot back saying that he was an inexperienced politician and was learning about the problems faced by the people in the country. I will learn till I die. Learning is action and action is learning, he retorted, to a question on when the learning would end and actions begin. Referring to the recent spurt in Maoist attacks in states like Jharkhand and Orissa, he said, there is a connection between Naxalism and the lack of ability of local governments to reach the people. The more people involved in politics and the closer they are to the political system, the more involved they would be and less likelihood of Naxalism taking place, he noted.
