Thirthahalli (KTK), May 2 (PTI) Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he speaks solely about himself even in Karnataka and never about anything. He additionally sought to know why Modi was silent on the difficulty of corruption in Karnataka and by no means takes the title of his social gathering’s Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, his predecessor B S Yediyurappa and the state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra. Gandhi reminded the folks that the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka is not about Narendra Modi however about their future and their youngsters.
“Have you seen the meeting of the BJP? Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives and does not take the name of any leader. The way I mention the name of former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Congress state president D K Shivakumar, or Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, but Modi will never talk about their leaders,” Gandhi mentioned at a public assembly right here in Shivamogga district.
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He mentioned Modi by no means ever takes the title of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai or former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa “as if they do not exist.” Every individual of Karnataka is questioning why Modi is not taking the title of his personal leaders together with the state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, who is contesting from Thirthahalli, Gandhi mentioned.
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The former Congress president alleged that through the recruitment of sub-inspectors, rampant corruption passed off however Modi by no means took the title of Karnataka’s Home Minister.
“There are two reasons behind it (not taking the names of his leaders). One is that Narendra Modi talks only about Narendra Modi. For example, there is an election going on in Karnataka and others are talking about the people of Karnataka, development and corruption but Narendra Modi talks only about Narendra Modi in the Karnataka election. He never speaks a word on what the BJP government did in the last three years,” Gandhi mentioned.
Calling the BJP authorities in Karnataka, ‘a authorities by theft, which got here into energy by destroying democracy,” Gandhi requested Modi why he was silent on corruption.
Why does the Prime Minister by no means utter a phrase on its (BJP authorities’s) corruption, he sought to know.
“If you are afraid of taking the name of Yediyurappa, Bommai or Home Minister, then at least explain what did you do to check corruption? What steps did you take to stop corruption?” Gandhi mentioned. The Congress chief mentioned, the contractors’ affiliation wrote to the Prime Minister that there is “40 per cent commission charged on everything” however he didn’t reply. He informed the gang that this election is not about Modi.
“This election is not about Narendra Modi. This election is about your future, about your children, about your youth, mothers and sisters. This is Karnataka’s election. The most important election is corruption, price rise and unemployment. In the last three years BJP has broken the world record on corruption. They have done 40 per cent corruption.
