Rahul Gandhi alleged "BJP and Modi do politics for just 2-3 industrialists.

In a fresh attack on BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi particularly on making huge poll expenditure, the Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi alleged “BJP and Modi do politics for just 2-3 industrialists.  

``Modi government favoured them and now those businessmen fund for entire election campaigning of BJP and Modi. They spend a lot for marketing BJP. One must ask BJP leaders from where they get this huge fund for electioneering. This money is not of Modi but of those industrialists to which he handed over huge lands and contracts”, alleged Rahul Gandhi while making a fresh salvo at Gujrat chief minister. He was addressing an election rally in his lok Sabha constituency Amethi on Saturday afternoon. 

He alleged that Modi gave nearly Rs 26,000 crore of electricity and Rs 15,000 crore of land to one industrialist which is much more than Rs 30,000 crore that Congress gave to poor through MNREGA in a year. “Please ask BJP where do they get crores of rupees for such posters. Is it Modi’s moneyIJ.... They ask us why we give free money to poor through MNREGA, food guarantee scheme. Poor does not get free money. They work for it whereas free funds are given to Adani,” he said.

``We do not want such a politics... We are not against helping and supporting business class. We value their contributions. We need to build partnership between industries and the poor. Together, we must work for taking our country forward” he asserted. “But BJP thinks just opposite. They never bother about welfare or upliftment of the weaker sections. They want development just for people like Adani” further said the Congress Vice President who arrived at Amethi on Saturday morning and would remain for two days to campaign in his constituency.

Replying to sharp criticism by Opposition Party leaders particularly on development of his constituency, Rahul said that it is very easy to raise finger on others but very difficult to perform as he did in Amethi. “Criticism is very easy. leaders come and make long speeches attacking us and vanish. But delivering on promises and work for development is a different act altogether. It is not easy to connect 12 lakh women with Selh Help Group (SHG). lots of efforts are required to accomplish it” said  Rahul Gandhi. “Many leaders come to you and give away lectures. Their minds are filled with anger. I can tell you why. They are well aware that my relation with Amethi is not political, but it is a family relationship. Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi also have the same affectionate relationship with you and our rivals do not like this and they try to break it. That is why they behave angrily. let them do whatever they want to do. My bond with people of Amethi is deep rooted and no one can ever break it” said the Amethi MP striking an emotional chord with the people.

“This election is a battle between two ideologies. One is that of Congress, which believes in unity and to work in harmony talking all communities together.. On the other side we have a politics based on anger. You have been listening to me; did you see me abusing anyoneIJ Did I show any angerIJ Did I level any false allegation against anybodyIJ No; but what about our rivalsIJ Their hearts are filled with anger. They abuse, spread wrong facts, level baseless allegations”, Rahul asserted. 

He further claimed that Congress’s ideology is to ensure welfare of the poor as it is mandatory for development. “These people (BJP) do not want to see your welfare. They just come here during elections, talk big and disappear. You will not see them after a day of the polls. But you will always see me, Priyanka Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, here. We will keep coming to you and will fight for you. Your fight is mine too” said Rahul Gandhi while making a personal bond with the public and assuring them that he and his family is always and would remain for welfare and development of Amethi and Rae Bareli as people living here are just like his family members.