Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Said on Thursday that common citizens are suffering and they are not getting any reward for their hard work under the Prime Minister’s rule. Narendra Modi And once again hit out at the Center over the 2016 demonetisation exercise and poor implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
He said the Congress’ Bharat Jodi Yatra, which is currently in Maharashtra, aims to stand against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) policies of “spreading fear and hatred”.
Addressing a rally led by him at Mondha Maidan in Nanded in central Maharashtra, Gandhi said, “Farmers, laborers work hard but there is no return under Modi regime.”
The Lok Sabha MP from Kerala said that the Centre’s demonetisation (2016) policies and faulty implementation of GST (2017) have broken the back of the Indian economy and destroyed small and medium businesses that generate massive employment.
“Six years have passed since demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, but black money is still in circulation. Policies are being devised to spread fear among people. Farmers are not getting MSP for their produce or There is no waiver of their agricultural loans,” Gandhi said.
He continued the Bharat Yodo Yatra, which began in Tamil Nadu on 7 September and entered Maharashtra on the fourth day, progressing due to the love and affection of the common people.
The former Congress president said, “Even after walking 24 km a day, we do not get tired because the strength of the country is with us.”
Gandhi claimed that the policies of the Center were creating fear among the people and the BJP was using that sentiment to spread hatred.
“The yatra is to stand against such tendencies. No force can stop the yatra… We will go to Srinagar (where the walk will end in early 2023) and hoist the tricolor.” Describing an incident, Gandhi said, “When I went to visit Kedarnath, I met an RSS leader who was overweight and wanted good health from Lord Shiva. But as a Congress leader, I Thanked Lord Shiva for showing me the way. His temple. This is the difference between Congress and RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh).” Newly-elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, who also addressed the rally, said the country is witnessing a lot of hatred, polarization on caste and religious lines and unity in diversity is in danger.
In his nearly 17-year long tenure as Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru showed how to live India United, Kharge said.
He said the aim of the cross country march was to protect democratic and constitutional values so that Indians live with dignity.
“There is unrest among the youth due to unemployment. The Modi government is misleading the youth and it cannot be trusted to keep the country united,” the Congress president said.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state unit president Jayant Patil said his organisation, an ally of the Congress, stands against the politics of polarisation, and is therefore supporting the Gandhi-led yatra.
NCP’s Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule was also present in the rally.
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