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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, 29 April, launched a fusillade on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, questioning why the country's "chowkidar" was silent on issues of graft, crime against women, and weakening of institutions.
Addressing his party's 'Jan Aakrosh' rally in New Delhi, Gandhi said the prime minister also did not speak on the case of Judge BH Loya and the agrarian distress.
Further targeting the prime minister, Gandhi sought to compare the performance of the governments led by his party with that of the Modi dispensation at the Centre.
Prime Minister Modi gave unemployment, ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’, and his party’s MLAs inflicted atrocities on women during his tenure.Rahul Gandhi, Congress president
Gandhi claimed the Congress united all sections of society and spread love for 70 years, unlike the BJP, which he alleged has attacked Dalits, tribals and minorities across India.
The Congress scion further added that farmers were under stress, but their loans were not written off by the government, which, he added, waived of debts of corporate houses.
Gandhi was confident that his party will emerge victorious in the Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Assembly polls and defeat the BJP in the 2019 general polls.
He also said that the Congress will respect veteran and young leaders of the party alike and that it will allow different views to emerge.
Gandhi also hailed Congress workers, saying they have laid their lives for "truth and the country" and described them as "sher ka bachha" (children of lion).
(With inputs from PTI)
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