Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addresses a public assembly forward of Karnataka Assembly elections, in Chamarajanagar on Monday.
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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi educated his weapons on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his failure to deal with the problem of alleged corruption by the BJP authorities in Karnataka.
Speaking at an election rally in Chamarajanagar close to right here on Monday, Mr. Gandhi mentioned the Prime Minister stays mum on the alleged corruption during the BJP regime in Karnataka that has earned notoriety as a “40 percent commission” Government.
Though the Contractors’ Association of Karnataka wrote to him a letter alleging the demand for 40 % fee by the representatives of the federal government to clear the payments of the contractors, Mr. Modi didn’t even hassle to answer to the letter, he mentioned. Mr. Gandhi additionally cited the seizure of ₹8 crore from the residence of a BJP MLA’s son just lately in the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited scandal as a case in level.
Whenever the Prime Minister visits Karnataka, he doesn’t communicate something in regards to the subject of alleged corruption that has raged in Karnataka for the final three years, Mr. Gandhi lamented. “He should say what he did to stop the 40 percent commission in Karnataka. Did he take any action? Did he send anybody to jail or order a probe,” Mr. Gandhi questioned.
Instead, Mr. Modi complains in regards to the assault on him by the Congress. “This election is not about you Mr. Modi,” he mentioned, including that the following elections in Karnataka was in regards to the youth of Karnataka, its farmers and farm labourers. Mr Gandhi additionally identified that the following elections was in regards to the folks of the State, the way forward for their kids, faculties, universities, hospitals and many others.
“Stop talking about yourself and speak about the people,” Mr. Gandhi urged Mr. Modi.
He lamented that Mr. Modi neither spoke in regards to the unemployment nor in regards to the floods that ravaged Karnataka a couple of years in the past. He known as upon the folks of the State to limit the BJP to 40 seats in the approaching elections whereas guaranteeing Congress victory in 150 seats. He assured the gathering that the guarantees made by the Congress social gathering to the folks of the State will develop into regulation in the primary Cabinet assembly after the social gathering involves energy in the State.
The guarantees embody fee of ₹2,000 each month to the ladies head of the household, 200 models of free energy, 10 kg of free rice, ₹3,000 and ₹1,500 Yuva Nidhi to the unemployment graduates and diploma holders respectively, apart from free journey to ladies in authorities buses.
AICC General Secretary Ok.C. Venugopal and different Congress leaders had been current on the event.
