Anti-corruption measures, farmer poll promises, MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) wages and reservation and protection of the Constitution were among the highlights of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Daman on Sunday as he upped the ante against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. .
Sharing the stage with Daman and Diu Congress Party candidate Ketan Patel and Dadra and Nagar Haveli candidate Ajit Mahala, Rahul Gandhi He claimed that his party would oust director Praful Patel once he is elected to power Delhi.
Targeting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi He accused Praful Patel of corruption and said: “Narendra Modi appointed Praful Patel not as an administrator…but as the king of your region. He was given the freedom to do anything he wanted, such as harassing people, as well as demolishing houses. You think it’s happening here, but it’s happening in the entire country. “You have to protect your history and culture, not Praful Patel.”
“After we form the government in Delhi, we will expel Praful Patel from here and tighten the noose on him for his corrupt activities,” he added. The Congress leader made the remarks at a public meeting in Daman soon after concluding his speech Odisha Visit.
His statements came a day after his sister and the Secretary General of Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed a poll rally in Valsad for the first time where she accused Prime Minister Modi of being the “first prime minister to lie”. In Gujarat, Congress is trying hard to stop the ruling Bharatiya Janata Partywhich won all 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state in the 2014 and 2019 general elections, managed to register a hat-trick.
In his speech on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi also claimed that the BJP is a threat to diversity in the country. “India has different languages, culture and history, which is the unique feature of our country. Today, the battle in India is between two ideologies – one wants to protect history, culture and language, while the others (BJP and Raslki Sangh) oppose it and want ‘one nation, one language, one leader’.”
He claimed that his party wants to “protect the constitution,” and said, “The constitution is the foundation of the country.” We want to protect the Constitution and they (BJP and RSS) want to finish the Constitution and democracy – the right to equality, the right to vote and democracy, and to preserve millions of people, including tribals and Dalits.
In another attack on the BJP over “favoring billionaires”, Rahul Gandhi claimed, “Modi has waived loans worth Rs 16,000 crore from 20-22 Arabs and has not waived off farmers’ loans. After Congress forms the Centre’s government, ‘We will waive off farmers’ loans.’ We will also make a law Minimum support price “Producers are agricultural,” Rahul Gandhi said, reiterating his election promises. “We will resume diesel subsidy for fishermen, insurance for fishing boats, inland fishing and aquaculture will be treated as agriculture. We will increase MNREGA wages from Rs 250 to Rs 400,” he said.
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First uploaded on: 04-29-2024 at 01:55 IST