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LIVE: What Indian women need is respect, Rahul tells Modi at Mirzapur rally

Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in "divisive politics" and benefitting a few industrialists while failing to work for the masses.He was addressing an election rally here."They

(To someone from the crowd) - What is your name? Yogesh!

Now if Yogesh goes with a toffee to Modi then he will be thrown out. But Adani went with a toffee and Modi gave him land. He sold land of poor farmers to Adani at toffee rates. Now Adani's business is of Rs 40000 crore.

2:43 pm:
Rahul: We are going to provide housing facility to all the people. Now let me talk about Gujarat. America's president says that I'm scared of the youth of India and Modi comes here and says that you haven't done anything. You have no strength. You have wasted 60 years. You were sleeping. I will give you strength; I gave milk to the nation. He doesn't recognize your strength.

02: 38 pm:
Rahul: In 2014 what will we do for you?  - Well three months back we had moved amongst you. We met people from all walks of life.

You told us three pertinent issues that need to be addressed. When I spoke to rickshaw pullers they said that when they are injured and need to be operated they are under predicament. Since they don't have money, hospitals don't entertain them. Similarly farmers told me that that they require free medicine.

 A lady came to me with her son who had whole in his heart. I said we could help through Prime Minister's relief fund. But there are thousands of people with such problems.

So in 2014 if we come back to power we will ensure that poor people get free medication that includes medicines and operations. Those who don't provide you this facility will be answerable to law.