Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he’s “only concerned about his image and not soldiers.” Taking a dig on the acquisition of VVIP plane by Modi priced at Rs 8400 crore, Rahul stated the government may have instead purchased many much more shoes for troopers deployed at Siachen-Ladakh border with that cash.
“PM bought a plane worth Rs 8400 crore for himself. So much could have been purchased for our soldiers posted on the Siachen-Ladakh border. Warm clothes: Rs 30,00,000 jacket, gloves: Rs 60,00,000, shoes: Rs 67,20,000, Oxygen cylinder: Rs 16,80,000,” Rahul Gandhi stated on Twitter. Earlier this week, throughout his marketing campaign in Punjab in opposition to the farm reform legal guidelines, the Congress chief accused the prime minister of “wasting” 1000’s of crores of rupees on the plane.
In response to the Gandhi's scion remarks, the Centre stated the method for procuring two VVIP plane had begun in UPA regime and the present dispensation has only introduced it to a logical conclusion.