Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday continued his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mocked him for not fulfilling his promises made to people of Gujarat more than two decades ago.  Rahul also attacked Modi over his silence on the Rafale fighter jet deal.

“22 salon ka hisaab, Gujarat mange jawaab (Gujarat demands answers for 22 years of BJP rule),” he tweeted.

“First question to the Prime Minister on the state of affairs in Gujarat, in 2012, he promised to provide 50 lakh new houses, but provided 4.72 lakh in five years. Will the Prime Minister tell whether it will take another 45 years to fulfil the promise,” Rahul said.

The Congress vice-president also sought to know if due procedure was followed before formalising the deal with France last year for procuring the fighter jets. Rahul alleged that the Prime Minister is “avoiding” answering his questions “out to fear” that the “truth” would come out before the crucial polls in his home State.

 “I asked Modiji three questions (on the Rafale deal). First, is there a difference in the cost of the planes in the first and the second contract (signed with a French firm), please give the reply in yes or no. Why was the contract given to a private industrialist friend instead of Hindustan Aeronautics limited (HAl)IJ And did you seek the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security for the dealIJ” Rahul asked.

“Narendra Modiji is not replying to these questions because he wants that the truth of Rafale and Jay Shah (son of BJP chief Amit Shah) should not come out before the people ahead of the Gujarat elections,” he said.