Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday over its “hollow” welfare schemes whereas addressing a rally the place her celebration promised an annual honorarium of Rs 10,000 to the ladies heads of households in Rajasthan. At a public rally addressed by Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot promised two “guarantees” if the Congress is re-elected in the state — cooking fuel cylinders for Rs 500 to 1.05 crore households and an annual honorarium of Rs 10,000 to the girl head of a household.
The rally was organised at Ardawata village in Jhunjhunu district. It was the second rally of Gandhi in poll-bound Rajasthan inside per week. The Congress normal secretary stated a invoice for ladies’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has been handed in Parliament, however it is going to take 10 years to implement it.
She additionally identified that 10 years have passed by for the reason that Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) was introduced. The ERCP is an formidable mission that may assist increase the irrigation amenities in an space of round 2 lakh hectares and handle the ingesting water issues of 13 districts in japanese Rajasthan.
“Their (Centre’s) schemes are hollow, whereas the schemes of the Congress government (in Rajasthan) are being implemented on the ground,” Gandhi stated. She stated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has understood that speaking about religions and castes throughout polls will get votes for it.
“The Centre tries to suppress people. It only wants to be in power and secure its future,” Gandhi stated. She additionally alleged that the BJP-led Centre is operating for a choose few industrialists and there’s no listening to of public points in this authorities.
“You need to understand what kind of leaders and governments you want — those who look for their own future and to be in the government and when elections come, talk about religion or the leaders who work for you. “It is your accountability to make a pacesetter accountable. The fact is that there are individuals who indulge in the politics of faith and that’s the place their accountability ends. They have understood that in elections, they need to speak about faith as everybody’s sentiments are related to it … and that may get them votes. They have understood that there isn’t any must work, simply speak about religions and castes and that may get them votes,” the Congress leader said.
She asked the people to wake up to this or else, this system will not come to an end. “A frontrunner has to work and carry out,” Gandhi said.
She also said the announcements of the Narendra Modi government and BJP are hollow and empty. Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Modi and referred to an incident which she said she saw on television and which could be true or false.
She said Modi went to the Devnarayan temple in Bhilwara and dropped an envelope in the donation box, which was opened six months later by the priest in the presence of other people only to find that it contained Rs 21. A section of the media reported last month that when the priest opened the donation box, a white envelope with Rs 21 in it was found. It was claimed by the priest that the envelope was dropped by the prime minister during his visit to the temple in January.
However, the claim could not be corroborated. “I’ve understood one factor that Modi’s envelope is empty,” Gandhi said, adding that like that envelope, the promises and announcements made by the BJP are empty and the party has nothing to offer.
Gandhi said the BJP speaks of women’s reservation but it will be implemented after 10 years. “They talked about OBC reservation, however once we raised the difficulty of a caste census, they went silent as a result of that they had additionally spoken of the ERCP, however nothing occurred,” she stated.
“Their bulletins are hole, however all of the ensures and guarantees made by the Congress authorities have been executed on the bottom,” she added. The Congress leader lauded the schemes announced by the state government, such as the Chiranjeevi health scheme, the old pension scheme and the inflation relief camps, among others.
She also talked about “divisions” in the BJP. “Modi asks to vote for him. He shouldn’t be going to be the chief minister. He is the prime minister,” she stated.
“The BJP is a scattered celebration, which isn’t taking care of your future and is inflicting inflation. On the opposite hand, the Congress is devoted to you,” Gandhi said. She said in the Congress, there are young leaders like Sachin Pilot as well as experienced hands like Gehlot.
Gehlot announced that under the “Grah Laxmi Guarantee” scheme, the woman head of a family will be given Rs 10,000 a year in instalments. He also promised that 1.05 crore families will get LPG cylinders for Rs 500 if the Congress retains power in the state.
State Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and Transport Minister Brijendra Ola also addressed the rally where MLA Shobharani Kushwah, who was expelled from the BJP for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha polls last year joined the Congress, along with three others. Gandhi welcomed the four leaders into the party-fold.
BJP leader from Kishangarh, Vikas Chaudhary, and former National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma also joined the Congress. Chaudhary was disgruntled over the BJP denying him a poll ticket from the Kishangarh Assembly seat.
At the rally, Gandhi unveiled the statue of former Union minister Sisram Ola, father of Transport Minister Brijendra Ola. The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to polls on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.
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