Mock me but answer my questions: Rahul
NEW DELHI: Launching a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that those standing in queues are not corrupt people as said by the Prime Minister but the poor people of India. Addressing a rally in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul said: “You (PM Modi) said after the note ban, corrupt people are standing in line outside bank. I want to tell you that those in queue are not corrupt but the poor people of India. Nobody in suit boot is standing in the queue.”
Reacting to Modi’s speech in Varanasi where he laughed off the corruption charges made by the Congress vice-president against him, Gandhi said you can make fun of me, “but the youth of this country has questions for you.” Weeks after claiming that he has proof of personal corruption of the Prime Minister, the Congress leader had on Wednesday alleged that illegal money was paid to Modi by Sahara when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Gandhi had earlier said the proof of corruption will lead to a political earthquake and burst the balloon of Modi. Talking about his meeting with the Prime Minister on the last day of the Winter Session, Gandhi said: “Everyday our farmers are committing suicide, we went to the Prime Minister with these problems, but he did not say even one word.” He reiterated that demonetisation is not a surgical strike on black money but fire-bombing on the poor people of India.
Talking about the daily wagers’ hardships, he said a labourer buys goods with cash. He also lashed out at Modi for allowing Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya easy escape from the country. “How many black money holders have been put in jail by Modiji? Not even one; he instead made Modi (Lalit) and Mallya run away,” said Gandhi. He said the real reason behind the move was to use the money deposited by poor people in banks to waive the loans of rich defaulters.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday demanded the PM’S reply to charges of alleged corruption against him levelled by Rahul and said: “The allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi against Narendra Modi of receiving huge money is even a bigger quake than talked about.”