Accusing the Center of mishandling the country’s economy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the country is at a “critical crossroads” and the Congress as a major opposition party has a moral duty to fight those forces. Fight that endangers the idea of India. .
“The Modi government has clearly handled the economy the wrong way. And, whatever this country has built in the last 70 years, it is being given to a select few friends of Modi ji”, Mr. Gandhi said, virtually. attended a function organized. Inauguration of District Congress Committee office in this North Kerala district.
He said that Congress is not against privatization, but there is logic in its privatization plan.
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“We did not privatize strategic industries: for example, the railways which is the backbone of India. The Congress party should at every level oppose this fire sale of our crown jewels,” Mr Gandhi said of the Centre’s ₹6 lakh crore Criticizing said. National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) Including unlocking value by involving private companies in infrastructure sectors – from passenger trains and railway stations to airports, roads and stadiums.
Attacking the Center over rising fuel prices, Mr Gandhi said the government has come up with a new concept of GDP, in which an increase in GDP means an increase in the prices of gas, diesel and petrol.
“While international prices of crude oil and gas have declined since 2014, there has been a steep rise in prices in GDP in the last 7 years. Rs 23 lakh crore was earned by raising GDP prices in the last seven years Where’s this money gone?” He asked.
The Congress leader alleged that while farmers, labourers, small traders and the informal sector, MSMEs, contract labour, salaried class and honest industrialists are being monetised, four-five friends of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are being monetised.
He addressed AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, KPCC president K. Sudhakaran and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly VD Satheesan.
Senior leaders Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala also joined Mr Gandhi in the virtual ceremony.
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