Akhilesh Yadav, meanwhile, said that the much-awaited defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh has not even produced a ‘sutli bomb’ till now…reports Asian Lite News
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav addressed a joint rally here on Tuesday, saying the BJP launched a negative campaign but the INDIA bloc would bring ‘happy days for the people’ once voted to power.
Stating that the Prime Minister is repeatedly addressing him and Rahul Gandhi as ‘Shehzade’, Akhilesh Yadav said, “This time, the Shehzade will checkmate the BJP.”
“We will also waive farmers’ loans, ensure legal guarantee for MSP of various crops, and ease GST norms for weavers and small traders,” said Rahul Gandhi.
The two leaders also promised to abolish the Agnipath scheme and ensure permanent employment in the army.
Addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said that MNREGA wages would be increased to Rs 400 per day while the remuneration for Asha and Anganwadi workers would be doubled if the INDIA bloc is voted to power.
“BJP leaders have attacked the Constitution, saying that they will change it if they get 400 seats. This is their biggest mistake. This election is between the super-rich and the poor and we are with the poor,” the Congress leader said.
Akhilesh Yadav, meanwhile, said that the much-awaited defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh has not even produced a ‘sutli bomb’ till now.
“There has been no investment at the ground level. Even the milk plant in Varanasi was sanctioned during my regime,” he said, as the two leaders appealed to the people to vote for Ajay Rai, the INDIA bloc nominee in Varanasi from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that after June 5, the money will be transferred to the bank accounts of poor women if the INDIA bloc wins the Lok Sabha elections.
“We are going to deposit lakhs of crores of rupees in the bank accounts of the poor in India. Under the Mahalakshmi scheme, a list will be prepared of the poor people in the country… From every poor family, a woman’s name will be selected… On 5th July, Rs 8,500 will be credited to the bank accounts of crores of poor women in the country… This will continue from July to August to September, October, November, December and so on ‘khata-khat, khata-khat, khata-khat andar’,” Rahul said addressing a rally in Varanasi.
He said that PM Modi was sent by his “parmatma (his God)” to help industrialists, Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani and not the poor.
“Everyone else is biological but Narendra Modi ji is not biological. He has been sent by his ‘parmatma’ to help Ambani and Adani but ‘parmatma’ has not sent him to help the farmers, labourers and poor people. If ‘parmatma’ had sent him then they (parmatma) would have asked him to help the poor and the farmers. Yeh kaise ‘parmatma’ hain? Yeh Narendra Modi ji wale ‘parmatma hain (What kind of God is this? This is PM Modi’s God),” Rahul Gandhi said.
The Wayanad MP also accused the media of being “friends with billionaires and Modi ji”.
“‘Press Ke Mitro’ kehna padhta hai par hai nhi yeh mitra (friends). They are friends of Adani ji, Modiji and Ambaniji. But in media only Narendra Modi’s face and Ambani’s wedding were shown,” the Congress leader alleged.
The Congress leader said that the INDIA bloc will protect the Constitution.
“Narendra Modi and his leaders have openly attacked Babasaheb’s Constitution. BJP people say that if they win, they will destroy the Constitution. I want to tell BJP- this is the biggest mistake of your life. No power in the world can destroy our Constitution. We will continue to protect it,” he said.
The Congress leader promised at the rally that he would tear apart the Agnipath scheme and throw it in a dustbin.
Rahul mocks Modi for ‘sent by God’ remark
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “sent by God” remarks and said that PM Modi was sent by his “parmatma (his God)” to help industrialists, Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani and not poor.
This comes after PM Modi said in an interview that he (PM) had been “sent by parmatma” (God).
Addressing a rally in Deoria, Rahul Gandhi said that the God in whom PM Modi has faith hadn’t sent him to serve farmers and laborers.
“Everyone else is biological but Narendra Modi ji is not biological. Modiji uper se tapak kr aai hai. Unko parmatma ne Hindustan bheja hai. He has been sent by his ‘parmatma’ to help Ambani and Adani but ‘parmatma’ has not sent him to help the farmers, labourers and poor people. If ‘parmatma’ had sent him then they (parmatma) would have asked him to help the poor and the farmers. Yeh kaise ‘parmatma’ hain? Yeh Narendra Modi ji wale ‘parmatma hain (What kind of God is this? This is PM Modi’s God),” Rahul Gandhi said.
The Congress leader promised at the rally that he would tear apart the Agnipath scheme and throw it in a dustbin.
“He (PM Modi) says that there will be two kinds of soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. One, a normal jawan or officer whose family will get a pension, status, and will get all other facilities. The other, a poor family’s son who is named Agniveer; this Agniveer will neither get the status of ‘shaheed’ nor will he get any pension or any other facility. The INDIA bloc, if voted to power, will throw the Agnipath scheme into the dustbin. The Army does not want this scheme… this scheme is imposed by the PMO.
He further asserted that there is an INDIA bloc who wants to save the Constitution and on other side are those who want to finish the Constitution.
“The INDIA bloc will protect the Constitution with “dil, jaan aur khoon (heart, life and blood). Hum ek inch peeche nhi hatenge. Mar jaige, katt jaige but will not let anyone change the Constitution,” he said.
The Congress leader further said the INDIA bloc government will end the 50 percent cap on reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.
He further said that the name of a woman from each family will be selected and on July 5, crores of women will get Rs 8,500 in their bank accounts.
“The INDIA bloc will form a government on June 4… On 5th July, Rs 8,500 will be credited to the bank accounts of crores of poor women in the country,” he asserted.
Rahul Gandhi also said that if the INDIA bloc forms the government after June 4, it would open all closed industries and fill up three million job vacancies.
Rahul Gandhi was addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are for the future generations.
“This election is not just for us but also for our future generations…Roti, Kapda aur Makaan lekin sabse pehle humein bachana hai samvidhaan…Jo sunate rahe mann ki baat, ab hogi samvidhaan ki baat,” he said.
As per the seat agreement between the Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh, Congress is contesting on 17 seats and the Samajwadi Party has the remaining 63 seats in the electorally crucial state.
In the 2019 general elections, the BJP emerged triumphant, securing 62 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, supplemented by two seats clinched by its ally Apna Dal (S). Mayawati’s BSP managed to secure 10 seats, while Akhilesh Yadav’s SP garnered five. Conversely, the Congress party secured only one seat.
In the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh’s 13 constituencies will vote on June 1. The results will be announced on June 4. (ANI)
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