Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the people of India had trusted Prime Minister Narendra Modi but he failed them on every account and every promise that he made.
Addressing a huge public meeting at Wardha in Maharashtra on the occasion of the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Rahul said that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the prime minister cannot provide employment to Indian youth and fulfill their aspirations.
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The Congress president was in an aggressive mood and launched a scathing attack on Modi. He reiterated that though the prime minister claims to be a Chowkidar, he is a Bhagidar in reality.
Rahul recalled how the prime minister, in his August 15 speech, had claimed that India was sleeping till he became the prime minister. "At that time, I was wondering what the PM was talking about. Why is he insulting Indians by claiming that nothing had been achieved till he became the prime minister?" asked the Congress leader.
Modi bowed before Mahatma Gandhi today, but in reality he was opposing every Gandhian thought and spreading anger and hatred, said the Amethi MP.
"Truth was very important to Gandhiji. Our prime minister had promised Rs 15 lakh; he had promised two crore jobs; he had also promised fair price to agricultural produce. Did you get any of these? Is our prime minister talking the truth then?," Rahul asked the audience.
Turning to the controversial Rafale deal, Rahul said that the prime minister should at least once explain on what basis he gave the contract to Anil Ambani's firm. "The prime minister gave him (Ambani) Rs 30,000 crore that belonged to the youth and farmers of this country. Anil Ambani has never made any aircraft, but he was chosen over HAL that has 70 years of experience in aircraft making. Ambani's company was formed ten days before he got the contract and now the former president of France has also said that the Indian government told France and Dassault to choose Anil Ambani as partner. The prime minister is lying, he has helped Anil Ambani," lambasted Rahul.
He also alleged that in the last four years, loans to the tune of Rs 3.2lakh crore, borrowed by 15-20 chosen businessmen, were waived, but the government was not waiving loans of farmers.
"Did you see a single person in suit and boot standing in the queue after notebandi? Rich friends of Modiji like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi entered the banks through the back door entrance and converted their black money into white. The prime minister took your money and gave it to them. Yeh chowkidari nahi bhaagidari hai," the Congress president lashed out.
He also said that the Congress will listen to people's Mann Ki Baat. "If you want to listen to Mann Ki Baat, the audios are available. We will never tell you our Mann Ki Baat, we will instead listen to you. Tell us what you want and we will strive hard to give it to you," said Rahul urging people to trust the Congress and Gandhian thought once again.