The Asian Age

Bullet train is a ‘ magic train’: Rahul

- AMITA VERMA

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday mounted a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that his bullet train was actually a “magic train” because it would never see the light of the day. “If at all it is ever made, it is going to be in Congress regime,” Mr Gandhi said.

Mr Gandhi said, “Our Prime Minister sat on a swing with the Chinese President in Gujarat where the bullet ttrain project was announced. But that bullet train is actually a magic train which might never be seen in reality. Mr Modi obliged China, but on the other hand Chinese forces intruded Doklam. Mr Modi remained silent on the issue of Doklam and did not utter a word against China.” Mr Gandhi, who is on a twoday visit to Amethi, his parliament­ary constituen­cy, said that India was facing three main challenges — unemployme­nt, inflation and the suffering farmers.

“If unemployme­nt ends, inflation will be reduced. India is the third most powerful emerging power after USA and China and we want India to shine on the internatio­nal front,” he said, adding that the

Central government was ignoring the interests of farmers and focusing on interest of industrial­ists. “What are the Prime Minister, the RSS and BJP doing today? The Prime Minister has given most of the country’s money five or ten industrial­ists, while small entreprene­urs are being ignored. Last year PM Modi waived off zero rupees of our farmers but he waived off ` 2 lakh crore of 15 people. The money collected after GST and demonetisa­tion was given away to Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya. The farmers of the country have been finished by the Prime Minister,” the Congress president said.

The Congress president also said that if a RSS person sees a Hindu, he also notices his caste, but the Congress party talks only about connecting everyone, irrespecti­ve of caste and religion.

 ?? — PTI ?? Congress chief Rahul Gandhi meets party workers before leaving for Amethi constituen­cy on Wednesday.
— PTI Congress chief Rahul Gandhi meets party workers before leaving for Amethi constituen­cy on Wednesday.

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