GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 14th Feb. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment, saying Modi does not talk about it and black money in his election speeches.
Addressing an election rally here, Rahul targeted the Modi-led government over demonetisation and goods and services tax, alleging that only two-three billionaires benefited from them.
Saying that Congress’s chief ministerial face Charanjit Singh Channi understands poverty, the Congress leader said that Channi will lead a government of poor people, farmers, small traders and small and medium businesses, not of ‘arabpatis’.
“We have Punjab elections before us. This is not an ordinary election. You have to elect a new government,” he said.
“In the country today, in every state, unemployment is rising,” Rahul claimed.
At the time of demonetization, the Modi government had said it was a fight against black money, he said, adding that the money, however, was taken out of the pockets of small traders and farmers and given to two-three ‘arabpatis’.
“Modi ji used to say in his address that he will transfer Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts,” he said.
“He used to say 2 crore jobs will be given to the youth, ” said Gandhi and asked the gathering whether they got it.
“Why doesn’t Narendra Modi not talk about employment and why doesn’t he speak about black money nowadays,” he asked.
Rahul Gandhi also took jibe at the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party and said, “The AAP does not understand Punjab and cannot take care of the state. Only the Congress understands Punjab, and can take it forward.”
He further added, “Our government is not of two or three billionaires. If our government was of two to three billionaires, then in Punjab, the Congress would not have stood against farm laws. Our government is pro-farmer that is why we stood with farmers.”
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