Rahul tells PM to give jobs, not speeches
Says PM like a cricketer who bats looking at keeper ◗ The Cong chief advised Mr Modi to take a leaf from the life of Basavanna, the 12- century social reformer who propounded the concept Work is Worship
Continuing his attack, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi an under performer while likening him to “a cricketer who bats looking at the wicketkeeper without knowing from where the ball is coming”. “If Sachin Tendulkar would have batted looking at the wicketkeeper, could he have scored a single run? Our PM is such a cricketer who looks at the wicketkeeper and does not know from where the ball is coming from,” he quipped.
Mr Gandhi advised Mr Modi to stop giving speeches on the past and start delivering on jobs as there was not much time left in completion of his term.
After his rear- view mirror drive jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday likened the PM to “a cricketer who bats looking at the wicketkeeper without knowing from where the ball is coming”.
“If Sachin Tendulkar would have batted looking at the wicketkeeper, could he have scored a single run? Our Prime Minister is such a cricketer who looks at the wicketkeeper and does not know from where the ball is coming from,” he quipped at a public meeting here.
On day two of his campaign in the run- up to the Assembly elections, Mr Gandhi, on seeing the unprecedented crowds at his rallies, chose to hit the PM where it hurts most. He advised Mr Modi to take a leaf from the life of Basavanna, the 12- century social reformer who propounded the concept Kaayakave Kailasa ( Work is Worship). Mr Modi while giving a reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha last week, had advised CM Siddaramaaiah to derive inspiration from Basaveshwara’a Anubhava Mantapa.
The Congress in Karnataka led by Mr Siddaramaiah had walked the talk and followed the principles of Guru Basavanna, while Modi had failed on this count, said Mr Gandhi. “The BJP failed to create jobs, bring back black money and brought down the economy, but all Mr Modi talks about is ‘ Congress this, Congress that.’ When I requested for a farm loan waiver, Siddaramaiahji immediately obliged.”
The government in Delhi, according to Mr Gandhi, works for 5- 10 capitalists. Last year, the Modi government waived loans worth ` 1.2 lakh crore of the richest people. “I went to see him only once and that was for farm loan waiver, but Mr Modi did not respond. He didn’t even say he would consider the proposal,” he said.