Chandigarh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of not understanding the pain of farmers and the poor and alleged that his government makes policies only for his "billionaire" friends.
He also attacked the BJP-led Center on the issues of "Agniveer" and women wrestlers.
Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Haryana's Panipat district after holding a road show in Sirsa, Gandhi announced that once the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) forms its government at the Centre, farmers will be given minimum support price (MSP). Legal guarantee will be given on MSP. ) for crops and their loans will be waived off. He said, “One thing that has become clear in 10 years is that Modiji does not understand the pain of farmers, the poor, the middle class, women and youth.,
Panipat falls under the Karnal Lok Sabha constituency, from where Haryana Youth Congress president Divyanshu Budhiraja is contesting against former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Former chief minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also present at Gandhi's Panipat rally. Earlier in the day, Gandhi held a road show in Sirsa to garner support for Kumari Shailaja, the Congress candidate for the May 25 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana. Led.
In Panipat he said that Modi government does not care about the farming community.
He said, “Let the farmers grind, let them live in the quagmire of poverty.This is a situation created by him (Modi)." Gandhi alleged that the Center had waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of Modi's "trillionaire" friends.
He said, "Today policies are made for big billionaires. If he understands the pain then it is that of his billionaire friends, who already have lakhs and crores of rupees but Modiji still waived off their loan of Rs 16 lakh crore. done."
Criticizing the Center over the Agneepath scheme for short-term military recruitment, the Congress leader accused Modi of making people recruited under the scheme unemployed after four years.He also said that martyr status is not given under this scheme.
He said this has shattered the dreams of people aspiring to join the defense services.
Gandhi claimed, "Unemployment is at its peak and Modiji brings schemes like Agneepath. Today 7 crore youth are unemployed in the country." He said, "No scheme has been started to end unemployment.They have closed down all the resources that provided employment." He alleged that ports, airports, coal and power sectors have been handed over to the Prime Minister's "billionaire" friends.
The Congress general secretary also recalled how the Center had treated women wrestlers who had fought against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP leader Bri Bhushan Sharan Singh.
He pointed out how the protesting farmers were treated at the Delhi borders and more than 600 of them lost their lives. Gandhi also reminded the gathering how the farmers were described as "terrorists and anti-nationals" and How a minister's son in Uttar Pradesh "ran his car into protesting farmers, killing four of them".He said, BJP has fielded the same minister again.
Gandhi alleged that the BJP wants to change the Constitution. He claimed that the Center has "destroyed" small and medium industries by announcing demonetisation and implementing the "flawed" Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Alleging that BJP leaders have become so "arrogant" that they are now planning to change the Constitution, Gandhi said no power in the world can change it.
He said that this is the same Constitution which has given reservation and the right to vote to every Indian. Referring to some of the guarantees given by the Congress in its manifesto, he said, once the Indian opposition forms its government at the Centre, the country Any poor family in India will get Rs 8,500 every month in the bank account of one of its women.Member.
Gandhi said the Congress has a record of honoring its promises and cited the example of Karnataka where women are already getting Rs 2,000 every month.
In Sirsa, he criticized the BJP government on 'unemployment, corruption and inflation'. The Congress leader said, "There is a huge wave in favor of Congress in Haryana. The unemployment rate in the state is the highest in the country, which is costing the youth here. Have to pay."
In a post in Hind on,
He claimed that the Congress will win all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana by a huge margin. Gandhi, accompanied by Shailaja and former Haryana minister Kiran Chaudhary, waved at people from an open vehicle during his roadshow that lasted for about an hour.
This was his first program in Haryana this election season.
Shailaja, the prominent Dalit face of the Congress in Haryana, is pitted against BJP's Ashok Tanwar. Like Shailaja, Tanwar was also the president of the Haryana Congress when it was the oldest party.
He also attacked the BJP-led Center on the issues of "Agniveer" and women wrestlers.
Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Haryana's Panipat district after holding a road show in Sirsa, Gandhi announced that once the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) forms its government at the Centre, farmers will be given minimum support price (MSP). Legal guarantee will be given on MSP. ) for crops and their loans will be waived off. He said, “One thing that has become clear in 10 years is that Modiji does not understand the pain of farmers, the poor, the middle class, women and youth.,
Panipat falls under the Karnal Lok Sabha constituency, from where Haryana Youth Congress president Divyanshu Budhiraja is contesting against former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Former chief minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also present at Gandhi's Panipat rally. Earlier in the day, Gandhi held a road show in Sirsa to garner support for Kumari Shailaja, the Congress candidate for the May 25 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana. Led.
In Panipat he said that Modi government does not care about the farming community.
He said, “Let the farmers grind, let them live in the quagmire of poverty.This is a situation created by him (Modi)." Gandhi alleged that the Center had waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of Modi's "trillionaire" friends.
He said, "Today policies are made for big billionaires. If he understands the pain then it is that of his billionaire friends, who already have lakhs and crores of rupees but Modiji still waived off their loan of Rs 16 lakh crore. done."
Criticizing the Center over the Agneepath scheme for short-term military recruitment, the Congress leader accused Modi of making people recruited under the scheme unemployed after four years.He also said that martyr status is not given under this scheme.
He said this has shattered the dreams of people aspiring to join the defense services.
Gandhi claimed, "Unemployment is at its peak and Modiji brings schemes like Agneepath. Today 7 crore youth are unemployed in the country." He said, "No scheme has been started to end unemployment.They have closed down all the resources that provided employment." He alleged that ports, airports, coal and power sectors have been handed over to the Prime Minister's "billionaire" friends.
The Congress general secretary also recalled how the Center had treated women wrestlers who had fought against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP leader Bri Bhushan Sharan Singh.
He pointed out how the protesting farmers were treated at the Delhi borders and more than 600 of them lost their lives. Gandhi also reminded the gathering how the farmers were described as "terrorists and anti-nationals" and How a minister's son in Uttar Pradesh "ran his car into protesting farmers, killing four of them".He said, BJP has fielded the same minister again.
Gandhi alleged that the BJP wants to change the Constitution. He claimed that the Center has "destroyed" small and medium industries by announcing demonetisation and implementing the "flawed" Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Alleging that BJP leaders have become so "arrogant" that they are now planning to change the Constitution, Gandhi said no power in the world can change it.
He said that this is the same Constitution which has given reservation and the right to vote to every Indian. Referring to some of the guarantees given by the Congress in its manifesto, he said, once the Indian opposition forms its government at the Centre, the country Any poor family in India will get Rs 8,500 every month in the bank account of one of its women.Member.
Gandhi said the Congress has a record of honoring its promises and cited the example of Karnataka where women are already getting Rs 2,000 every month.
In Sirsa, he criticized the BJP government on 'unemployment, corruption and inflation'. The Congress leader said, "There is a huge wave in favor of Congress in Haryana. The unemployment rate in the state is the highest in the country, which is costing the youth here. Have to pay."
In a post in Hind on,
He claimed that the Congress will win all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana by a huge margin. Gandhi, accompanied by Shailaja and former Haryana minister Kiran Chaudhary, waved at people from an open vehicle during his roadshow that lasted for about an hour.
This was his first program in Haryana this election season.
Shailaja, the prominent Dalit face of the Congress in Haryana, is pitted against BJP's Ashok Tanwar. Like Shailaja, Tanwar was also the president of the Haryana Congress when it was the oldest party.
