Congress president Rahul Gandhi has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started avoiding usage of chowkidar word in his election rallies of late.
He was addressing an election rally in favour of Congress candidate Siddharth Tiwari in Rewa on Friday. The Congress president targeting Modi for his catch phrase Chowkidar, saying the country had thought he would be doing chowkidari of farmers, labourers, youths and the weak but instead he stood guard to people like Anil Ambani. Adani (Gautam), Nirav Modi, Mehul Chouksi and others.
Gandhi said the Election Commission wants him not to use the term Chowkidar in his speeches but what can he do as the moment he mentions Chowkidar, the public completes the sentence saying ‘chor hai’. “What is my fault in this,” Gandhi said with a sheepish smile adding he only uses the chowkidar word.
“Narendra Modiji also these days avoids saying chowkidar word in his election meetings,” claimed Gandhi saying he fears if he utters chowkidar word, the BJP workers present in the crowd might resort to completing the sentence. He continued his attack on PM Modi saying he earlier used to boast 56-inch-chest and now he reads out speeches from teleprompters on either sides of his dais and he is persistently cautioned not speaking on issues such as employment and Rs 15 lakh promise as he is told by his men that Congress has already announced Rs 72,000 per annum scheme.
Gandhi lambasted the Centre further saying he was told that the district of Rewa has seen closure of 12,000 business units due to Gabbar Singh Tax (GST) and demonetisation.
The Congress president further alleged that PM Modi on the pretext of fighting black money, took out money from public’s pockets and gave it to the big corporates. A subsequent recession, Gandhi claimed led to massive unemployment, all time high in 45 years, which has resulted in 27,000 youths losing jobs every 24 hours.
Nyay scheme would counter this economic slowdown in the country, he claimed besides helping out the poor.