In his maiden visit to his Parliamentary constitunecy-Amethi after becoming Congress presient, Rahul Gandhi charged that the BJP government at the Centre was doing nothing except creating confusion and instigating caste clashes across the country.
“For three and half years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has ruled the country. Modiji spoke about Gujarat model of development and people of Gujarat have been asking us what that model was. They snatched land and water of farmers and gave little profit. This time they have got a big political jolt in Gujarat,” Rahul said.
Addressing a function in Salone area of Rae Bareli, Gandhi asked the people whether the BJP government’s scheme have benefited them or not. “The Modi led government only believes in making one caste fight with the other. That’s the only work done by Modiji,” he said.
Harping on unemployment, the Congress chief said, “We are competing against China where the government provides 50,000 people employment in 24 hours. Whereas in India, 450 people get employed in 24 hours.”
Targeting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Rahul said,”Both Yogi Adityanath and Narendra Modi utter long speeches. They claim on giving employment to two crore youth. But I ask you, is there even one person who has been given employment by Modiji IJ”
Expressing concern at the plight of potato growers, the Congress chief said, “They are crying everywhere. We wanted to bring a food park in Amethi. We would have helped farmers growing potatoes and sugarcane. Amethi, Rae Bareily and other districts would have changed too,” he said.
Meanwhile a scuffle took place near Rahul Gandhi’s meeting veenue in Rae Bareli when some BJP workers tried to gate crash the place with banners and placards. Police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse them.
Rahul Gandhi also attended a board meeting of Salone town area during his one hour stay a the township.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi commenced his two day UP tour with his visit to Hanuman Temple on the lucknow-Rae Bareli border. He offered prayers at the Churva Hanuman Mandir on the lucknow-Rae Bareli road hours after landing in the state capital. Congress MlC Deepak Singh said that Rahul Gandhi also gave ‘ Daan’ at the temple on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Congress President Rahul Gandhi was also given a grand welcome by party workers and leaders at the lucknow airport and on the way to Amethi en-route Rae Bareli. He was welcomed with garlands and showering of petals. In Nigohi area on lucknow-Rae Bareli border, an owner of a ‘dhaba’ in Bhagwanpur was in for a pleasant surprise when a VVIP cavalcade of Congress president Rahul Gandhi stopped in front of his outlet on Monday noon. Sriram Pal, the owner of the Sriram Dhaba, was busy for the next 30 minutes serving ‘pakauras and samosas’ to the Congress president and other senior party leaders who were en route to Amethi via Rae Bareli. The ‘dhaba’ situated on the lucknow-Rae Bareli border was a sudden choice of the Congress president when he asked to stop the car for a cup of tea. State Congress president Raj Babbar, MlC Deepak Singh and other senior leaders including former MlA Akhilesh Pratap Singh were accompanying the Congress president along with other leaders. Pal told reporters that he never imagined that Mr Gandhi is having tea at his ‘dhaba.’ “I am fortunate to serve such a big leader in my small tea stall and I have no words to express my happiness,” he said. Gandhi also gave enough opportunity to the camerapersons accompanying him to click several photos during his tea break.
Meanwhile, in his first promise to his parliamentary constitutuency Amethi after becoming the national president of the Congress, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday said that a Food Park will be set up here at any cost. “No matter what happens, food park will be built here and I will do this work. As soon as our government comes into power, food park will be made and farmers’ products will be sold here at the right prices. I will make this happen,” Rahul Gandhi says during a felicitation function on the first day of his two days visit to his constituency.