Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi made a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was playing drums in Japan when there was no electricity in the country and people are facing pinch of inflation.
“PM is playing drums in Japan when there is no electricity and even prices of vegetable prices are rising,” asserted Rahul Gandhi, while attacking on Modi. Rahul, who is on two=days visit to Amethi was reacting on completion of 100 days of Narendra Modi in office.
“New government has not fulfilled its promises. There have been only big speeches and tall promises. No result has been seen on the ground but only corruption, electricity and high prices,” he added. “Government promises were on electricity but prices of vegetables are rising and there has been no action on corruption. 100 days are over, where is the resultIJ”, he asked. Rahul said the government has forgotten all promises and that no result can be seen but only corruption, electricity and high prices.
Responding to the questions over infighting in the Congress party Rahul said, “Congress is an old organisation which has done huge service to the country. Since there are multiple voices in the party, there are always these kinds of tensions, we will deal with it.” Accepting bickering within the party, he said ,”Old voices and new voices will together bring out a solution,”. He was Talking to the reporters at Gauriganj. When asked about the infighting between young and old guards of the Congress also, he said that”I am not at all worried about such dispute within the party as it will be solved in the coming time.”
Talking about the power crisis in UP and particularly in Amethi, he said,” crisis is not just in Amethi but all over the state.” Earlier while interacting with people, Gandhi said, ‘ I will ensure that development works in the area do not slow down while problems of power, drinking water and other necessities would be taken care off,’’ He was talking with villagers at a chaupal in Mohanganj village in Tiloi assembly segment.’I have also talked to the Chief Minister about the power crisis and he too has assured to lend all support for the upliftment of the basic facilities in the area including power,’ he added.
Rahul Gandhi’s visit comes just a day after his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi paid a two days visit to her parliamentary constituency of Rae Bareli, adjoining Amethi. Earlier Rahul Gandhi, who embarked upon his two days visit to Amethi on Thursday morning, was accorded a warm welcome at lucknow
airport by the senior Congress leaders and thereafter he left for Amethi on a SUV. later the Congress vice-president visited those villages which
had voted him in a big way during the last lok Sabha elections. He also met the family members of freedom fighter Rajaram Shukla ,who died recently to express his condolence. In order to counter the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech
on the Teachers’ day, Gandhi is also slated to felicitate teachers of a school here on Teachers’ Day on Friday before winding up his visit. The Congress vice-president is expected to attend the Teachers Day function at AH Inter College in Musafirkhana area, Party sources here said.