Rahul accuses PM of shifting projects out of Amethi
Congress chief says party will complete all works after coming to power
AMETHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for shifting a number of projects out of Amethi and said his party would complete all pending works after coming to power at the Centre.
On a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi, Rahul had a brief interaction with his partymen, village heads and people. “I can give you a list of projects. About 40 food processing units had to be set up at the Food Park and it could have generated lakhs of jobs. By depriving Amethi of these projects, the PM has cheated the people of Amethi and Uttar Pradesh,” Rahul said, addressing people in Nasirabad area of Amethi. Rahul also accused the PM of not keeping his promises and said the problems of the local people would be solved once the Congress government was formed.
Earlier, addressing village heads in Fursatganj area, Rahul said the party would incorporate the people’s issues in its election manifesto. “We have formed a manifesto committee. Give a representation highlighting your problems to the committee. We will take care of it,” he said. He assured the village heads that the Congress would form the government at the Centre after which all their powers would be given back to them.
‘ WILL AIM FOR CONG GOVT IN UP’
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said after coming to power at the Centre, he would start working for the formation of Congress government in Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul said a Congress government was also required in UP to ensure its development.
“I have made Priyanka Gandhi general secretary of UP (east) today. This means the Congress will now work towards getting its own chief minister in the state. As soon as the Congress government is installed at the Centre, work will begin for the formation of a Congress government in the state,” he said.