Will do ‘Kaam Ki Baat’, not ‘Mann Ki Baat’: Rahul
Slamming the BJP government over the economic slowdown, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at it for doing nothing to tackle rising unemployment and farmers’ distress.
In his first campaign rally for the October 21 Haryana Assembly elections, the former Congress President, speaking in Muslim-dominated Marora in Nuh district, charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with only working for the corporates, not the common man.
Gandhi accused the PM of being a “loudspeaker for Adani and Ambani” and alleged that he only talked about big businessmen and had taken out money from the pockets of the poor to give away to his “rich friends”.
Gandhi also attacked Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, alleging that both he and Modi did not talk about the poor and only thought about the welfare of “rich” businessmen.
He also hit out at the media, saying, “They will show the worshipping of the Rafale (fighter jet), but would not talk about the theft in it.” “Narendra Modi is the loudspeaker of Ambani and Adani as he only talks about them all day.
“Modi and Khattar are taking away your money and giving it to their 15 rich friends,” Gandhi alleged.
“You call yourselves nationalists, why are you giving away India’s capital to your rich friends? Why are they selling PSUs to their rich friends?,” he asked.
“Modi’s work is to divert your attention from the real issues, so you do not ask any questions of them,” he said.
“The economy is in shambles and Modi is talking about the moon,” he said.
Raising the issues of unemployment and farmers’ distress, he asked the BJP why Maruti shut its factory and why Tata closed its units here, warning that in six months, the economy will reach in such a position that youth will stand up against Modi.