As the Karnataka elections are crucial for both the ruling Congress and major opposition, BJP chief Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi are battling it out for supremacy. It is on Tuesday both the top leaders are in Karnataka campaigning vigorously with high decibels accusing each other. Shah on Tuesday is busy working out strategies and campaigning by meeting lingayat seers and other dalit leaders at Haveri and other north Karnataka places To check mate Rahul Gandhi and chief Siddaramaiah.
Meanwhile Congress President Rahul Gandhi at lingayat strongman Yeddyurapp’s home turf in Shivamogga slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Government. In his fifth leg of his campaign speaking at his Janashirwad Yatre took Modi government on a number of fronts including exam paper leaks, atrocities on Dalits, corruption and the plight of farmers among other issues.
He said “Modiji wrote a book on how to handle stress during exams. For two hours he gave a lecture to school students. Then students sat for their exams and Modiji’s Government says paper has been leaked.”
Charging the PM and his Government with being indifferent to the rise in atrocities against Dalits he said: “The SC/ST Act is being diluted and the PM doesn’t say a word.”
‘The total money that Modi Government spends on Dalits and adivasis nationally, Congress spends the same in only one State, Karnataka’, he added.
“Modiji comes to Karnataka and talks about corruption but doesn’t look at the people on stage. Because if he did, he’d see Yeddyurappa and four other Ministers, who have been to jail,” Rahul said.
The Congress president was also critical of the Rafale deal as he was about the Government’s inaction in the case of Amit Shah’s son Jay’s windfall gains.
Rahul Gandhi also lamed Modi for his silence when farmers ask for loan waivers. Instead, Gandhi accused Modi of signing off loans of 15-20 corporate.
He said “When I asked the State’s leaders to do something for the farmers, Siddaramaiahji (Congress leader and Karnataka CM)waived off Rs 8,000 crore worth of loans.”
47 year old leader accused RSS of teaching Modi to speak lies. Gandhi’s itinerary includes public hustings in Honnali, Harihara, Bathi and Davangere. On Wednesday, he will visit Holalakere, Siddaganga Math, Kunigal and Magadi before flying back to Delhi.