"BJP government intends to snatch away pensions from Agniveers": LoP Rahul Gandhi in Haryana
Sep 30, 2024
Ambala (Haryana) [India], September 30 : Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the central government over the Agnipath scheme and said that Agniveers "should not be in misconception" as the government "intends" to "snatch away pensions from Agniveers.
"Normal Jawan will be entitled to pension for all his life... but those with Agniveer tag will not get pension...which means money has been snatched from Agniveer's pocket...it has gone to Adani's pocket. Agniveer has been rolled out to help Adani. Agniveer's truth is that Narendra Modiji wants to snatch pensions," said the LoP, who led the party's "Vijay Sankalp Yatra" in Ambala.
He further said that whatever Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing is just for the rich people.
"PM Modi himself said that he is non-biological and has a direct connection with God...He says that whatever God asks him to do, he does it...We don't understand how God asks him to help Adani only...Whatever Modi ji is doing is only for the rich people," he added.
He also said that farmers of Haryana will be given guaranteed MSP and that women in the state will be given Rs 2000 under the Mahila Shakti Yojana.
"When Congress comes to power in Haryana, the first thing that we will do is, we will give minimum support price (MSP) to the farmers...We will give Rs 2000 to every poor woman...We will work towards giving jobs to two lakh youths in Haryana Governmnet and these jobs will be given to every caste and section of society equally...We will also do a Caste Census in the state," Rahul Gandhi said.
The leader of opposition said that the fight is between Congress and BJP in the Haryana elections.
"In this elections, the fight is between Congress and BJP. Vote for the Congress party and make them win in the elections," he added.
Haryana will go to the polls on October 5 to elect its 90-member state legislative assembly, with counting set to take place on October 8.
In the 2019 elections, the BJP emerged as the single-largest party, securing 40 seats, while Congress won 30 seats.
