"Congress guarantee means justice to poor, Modi's is Adani's progress": Rahul
Nov 21, 2023
New Delhi [India], November 21 : In a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his party stands for "justice to the poor, progress for the people", Modi's guarantee means "Adani's progress and raising the public burden."
Listing out the Congress's guarantees in poll-bound Rajasthan, Rahul said that billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, whom he repeatedly alleged to have unduly benefited from the policies of the Modi government at the Centre, "does not have a single rupee" riding in the party's proposed schemes.
"Congress's guarantee to Rajasthan means cylinder at Rs 500 to the poor. Adani has not invested a single rupee in our schemes," Rahul posted on X in Hindi.
He mentioned a couple of more such schemes in the post saying that Adani was not going to get any monetary benefits out of them.
Earlier, Rahul, while addressing a rally in Barmer, claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence in the Narendra Modi stadium was the reason behind India's World Cup final loss.
"Our guys were playing well, they would have won the World Cup. But 'Panauti' made us lose. The TV guys won't tell you this but people know," Rahul said while campaigning at Rajasthan's Barmer on Monday.
BJP leader and former Union Minister hit back at the Congress leader, questioning the choice of word for Prime Minister Modi and demanded that the Wayanad MP extend an apology.
"What happened to you, Rahul Gandhi? You are using such words for the Prime Minister of the country. Our Prime Minister met the players after the defeat in the World Cup and lifted their spirits. Winning or losing is part of the game. Rahul Gandhi needs to apologise," Prasad said.
Asking Rahul to learn from the past, Prasad said, "You need to learn from the past. Your mother (Sonia Gandhi) used the phrase 'Maut ka Saudagar' (a dealer in deaths) for Narendra Modi. He should see what that did to the Congress."
The term of the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly is scheduled to end on January 14, next year.
