How Did Jay Shah End up With Rs 80 Cr, Asks Rahul in Gujarat

“What kind of a startup company is this? He (Jay) started with Rs 50,000 and now has Rs 80 crore,” Rahul said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Kheda district on 9 October 2017. 

(Photo Courtesy: PTI)

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi began his three-day Yuva Rojgar Khedut Adhikaar Navsarjan Yatra from Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Monday. This is the second phase of the proposed four-phase Gujarat tour to cover all regions of the state prior to the assembly elections scheduled later this year.

Following reports of BJP national chief Amit Shah’s son allegedly earning major profits for his firm in 2014-15, Rahul Gandhi took a dig at PM Modi saying his initiatives ‘Startup India’ and ‘Make in India’ have only benefited “one individual”.

What kind of a startup company is this? He (Jay) started with Rs 50,000 and now has Rs 80 crore. It seems ‘Make in India’ and ‘Startup India’ was only for one person... Modi had said he did not want to be the PM, but a <i>chowkidaar </i>(guard)<i> </i>of this country. Where is this <i>chowkidaar?</i>

He added that the Congress will listen to people’s ‘mann ki baat’.

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