Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi in Dholpur rally
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Modi-government over its economic and agricultural policies and said the government has not waived a single rupee of the farmers’ loan. Slamming the centre over the Make-In-India campaign, he said the campaign has "failed" with phones and T-shirts being outsourced from China.
Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Dholpur, the Congress president said his party ‘wants phones to be made in India and have a tag of made in Dholpur.’
He further attacked the government on a range of issues ranging from the Rafale deal, law and order situation to demonetisation.
“Youth had trusted Modi. He had said he did not wish to become a prime minister but wanted to be a chowkidar. Now people are laughing. He never told that whose chowkidar he wanted to be. They got to know later that Anil Ambani is being protected,” Rahul Gandhi said.
The prime minister had benefitted 15-20 top industrialists of the country instead of farmers, he alleged.
Naming industrialists Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Lalit Modi and Anil Ambani, he alleged that the prime minister benefitted them and did not take care of farmers, youths etc.
The Congress president claimed the former UPA government led by his party had waived off farmers' loan worth Rs. 70,000 crore but bad debt worth Rs. 3.5 lakh crore were written off by the present government led by Modi and the PM did not waive even Rs. 1 of farmers.
"Former UPA government gave MGNREGA, brought tribal bill, gave rights of food and information, meal to students in schools, waived off farmers' loan worth Rs. 70,000 crore. In Rajasthan, the Ashok Gehlot government introduced free medicine schemes but what Narendra Modi government and Vasundhara Raje government did for the poor?” he asked.
Attacking the Central government over economic reforms, Gandhi said decisions like demonetisation and GST destroyed the economy.
“You go and ask small scale businessmen and they will tell you what the situation is. Demonetisation and GST have destroyed the country's economy,” he charged.
"Modiji gave a slogan of Beti Bachao, Beti Padao. But when a BJP MLA rapes a woman in Uttar Pradesh, both PM and CM try to save him," he said, referring to law and order issues.
The Congress president also raised the issue of attack on migrants in Gujarat and said youths from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are being attacked and forced to leave.
“Youth trusted Modi but Modi betrayed their trust,” he charged.
He further exuded confidence that the Congress would return to power in Rajasthan and said it would be a government for the poor, small and medium businessmen and youths.
Following his rally, Rahul Gandhi commenced a roadshow with party leaders, where he is slated to travel for nearly 150 km during the road show in Dholpur, Bharatpur and Dausa districts.
Rajasthan goes to polls on December 7 and the votes will be counted on December 11.
