SME Times News Bureau | 16 Mar, 2019
Kickstarting Congress' Lok Sabha campaign in Uttarakhand, party
President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday upped the ante against Prime Minister
Narendra Modi questioning why all the "Modis were getting money" from
the one Modi at the helm.
"Why is it that all thieves have their
last name as Modi only? Why one Modi is giving all the money to other
Modis," said Gandhi amid thunderous applause and loud sloganeering
"Chowkidar Chor Hai".
To buttress his claim, Gandhi took the
names of Nirav Modi, the key accused in the multi-crore Punjab National
Bank scam, and Lalit Modi, who was involved in irregularities in the
Indian Premiere League.
Gandhi told the crowd at the Parade
Ground rally here that "all these Modis" have been absconding taking
crores of rupees with them.
He claimed the National Democratic
Alliance government at the Centre gave lakhs and crores of rupees to
just 15-20 people and did nothing for the welfare of farmers and the
unemployed youths.
Gandhi also claimed that lands were being
given to top business houses such as the Adanis in Uttarakhand in an
apparent reference to the new MSME policy of the state according to
which it has relaxed the tough norms in Land Acts.
Gandhi promised to form a Congress government at the Centre and provide financial security to the poorest of poor.
"This
will be a historic step. The money will go directly to your bank
accounts," he said. "We just have to draw a line for the poor people who
will be entitled for such doles."
