Rahul targets chowkidar PM, questions his silence on Rafale, Mallya
Thursday - September 20, 2018 7:56 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Rahul targets chowkidar PM, questions his silence on Rafale, Mallya
Jaipur Sep 20 (IANS) Sharpening his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a variety of stinging barbs Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned Modi s silence on Rafale fighter jet deal scam the flight of businessmen facing money-laundering charges and demonetisation fiasco.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself the country s watchman. But the Indian masses have started saying gali gali mein shore hai desh ka chawkidaar chor hai (there is noise in lanes that the watchman is a thief) " said Gandhi in Dungarpur while addressing a rally.
"I want this chowkidaar to answer why the Rafale aircraft price went up over three times from the one contracted during the UPA s tenure; why Anil Ambani was taken to France to sign Rafale contract and why this chowkidar was silent when Vijay Mallya ran away from India with Rs 9 000 crore after meeting Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley " Gandhi said.
He said the Prime Minister spoke of black money brought in demonetisation and forced the entire country to stand in queues.
"Farmers workers and labourers were seen standing in huge queues outside banks. But did you see any person in suits or Lalit Modi or Vijay Mallya or Ambani standing in queues? It was only the poor who sweated outside the banks in queues " he said.
Even (Finance Minister) Jaitley confirmed that Mallya had met him before going to London. In such cases when a constable allows a thief to run we put him also behind bars. Now the Finance Minister helped a thief who ran away with Rs 9 000 crore. Why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi silent? he questioned.
Rahul Gandhi also questioned if any of the citizens in India got Rs 15 lakh deposited in their account which the PM had promised.
He said that Congress would not make "fake" promises. "We shall never make promise of transferring Rs 15 lakh but we promise that we shall make cent per cent efforts to promote Rajasthan " he added.
"We shall make an endeavour to listen to your Mann ki baat instead of sharing our Mann ki Baat which our PM does " he said.
Calling Make in India campaign a failed show he said the Prime Minister promised to bring in new jobs. "However you keep searching for Make in India label in your shirts trousers shoes and phones and only get to read Made in China."
When you see Narendra Modi smiling in a poster and watch (Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje) smiling on TV you should know that poster and ad in TV is being made from your money. Crores of public funds are being used to take out Gaurav yatras".
He declared that "Once Congress forms government we will ensure that banks give loans to small traders small and medium entrepreneurs and farmers so that no one has to fry pakoras" he said.
"We shall convert gabbar singh tax into GST to ensure that small traders don t suffer " he said adding that GST has been introduced to please a few industrialists without giving any thought for small traders.
--IANS arc/prs
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself the country s watchman. But the Indian masses have started saying gali gali mein shore hai desh ka chawkidaar chor hai (there is noise in lanes that the watchman is a thief) " said Gandhi in Dungarpur while addressing a rally.
"I want this chowkidaar to answer why the Rafale aircraft price went up over three times from the one contracted during the UPA s tenure; why Anil Ambani was taken to France to sign Rafale contract and why this chowkidar was silent when Vijay Mallya ran away from India with Rs 9 000 crore after meeting Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley " Gandhi said.
He said the Prime Minister spoke of black money brought in demonetisation and forced the entire country to stand in queues.
"Farmers workers and labourers were seen standing in huge queues outside banks. But did you see any person in suits or Lalit Modi or Vijay Mallya or Ambani standing in queues? It was only the poor who sweated outside the banks in queues " he said.
Even (Finance Minister) Jaitley confirmed that Mallya had met him before going to London. In such cases when a constable allows a thief to run we put him also behind bars. Now the Finance Minister helped a thief who ran away with Rs 9 000 crore. Why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi silent? he questioned.
Rahul Gandhi also questioned if any of the citizens in India got Rs 15 lakh deposited in their account which the PM had promised.
He said that Congress would not make "fake" promises. "We shall never make promise of transferring Rs 15 lakh but we promise that we shall make cent per cent efforts to promote Rajasthan " he added.
"We shall make an endeavour to listen to your Mann ki baat instead of sharing our Mann ki Baat which our PM does " he said.
Calling Make in India campaign a failed show he said the Prime Minister promised to bring in new jobs. "However you keep searching for Make in India label in your shirts trousers shoes and phones and only get to read Made in China."
When you see Narendra Modi smiling in a poster and watch (Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje) smiling on TV you should know that poster and ad in TV is being made from your money. Crores of public funds are being used to take out Gaurav yatras".
He declared that "Once Congress forms government we will ensure that banks give loans to small traders small and medium entrepreneurs and farmers so that no one has to fry pakoras" he said.
"We shall convert gabbar singh tax into GST to ensure that small traders don t suffer " he said adding that GST has been introduced to please a few industrialists without giving any thought for small traders.
--IANS arc/prs
