ntensifying his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odisha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the PM is a liar and doesn’t belong to OBC (Other Backward Class).
Gandhi was addressing a gathering in Jharsuguda district. “Modi once told in Parliament that he belongs to OBC. He is lying to the country. He was not born OBC. He originally belonged to general caste. In the year 2000, the BJP Government in Gujarat included his caste in OBC category,” said Gandhi.
“I don’t need any birth certificate to know if Modi belongs to OBC or not. He never hugs any OBC person. Modi will never conduct caste census in the country. Only Congress will do it,” he said.
Accusing Modi of favouring industrialists, Gandhi said, “He implemented GST and demonetisation to help Adani and eliminate small businesses. Youths are not getting employment in Odisha and India.”
“Social injustice is prevailing across the country. You will not find dalits or people from OBC at significant positions of government or private organisations,” he said.
Taking a jibe at Modi’s lifestyle, Gandhi said, “While the Prime Minister’s monthly salary is Rs 1.60 lakh, Modi wears multiple new suits worth lakhs of rupees daily. Who are funding these expenditures?”
He also targeted the BJD Government in Odisha alleging that BJD and BJP are exploiting the farmers. “Both are having a partnership in Odisha. They are trying to loot the land of tribals and farmers and give it to industrialists,” said Gandhi.