Politics of hate, violence and anger behind the crashing economy: Rahul Gandhi | India News – Times of India

JAMSHEDPUR: On the second day of his campaign blitzkrieg in Jharkhand, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that inflation and unemployment had reached record highs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, terming ‘politics of hatred, violence and anger’ . “, as the reasons behind what he claimed was a crashing economy.
Addressing the election rallies in Jamshedpur and Baghmara in Dhanbad, the former Congress leader said the INDIA Block government in the state was trying to boost the state’s economy by infusing cash into the accounts of the poor families to increase their purchasing power .
The Congressman reiterated his ‘khatakhat’ promise, a common rhetoric during the Lok Sabha polls, citing the INDIA bloc’s election manifesto that promises Rs 2,500 per month to women. “We are introducing a new health insurance scheme under which complicated surgeries and medical procedures costing up to Rs 15 lakh will be carried out free of charge,” Rahul announced.
He also accused Prime Minister Modi and BJP of being anti-poor. In a pitch to the tribal voters, he said in Baghmara, “Adivasis are the first owners of our land, but they (BJP) are insulting you by calling you forest dwellers (vanvasis). Modi is not keen on a caste census. INDIA block will conduct caste census. We will also do away with the 50% reservation ceiling,” he said.
Also during his rally in Jamshedpur, the Amethi MP continued his tirade against the Prime Minister, blaming him for the country’s economic woes and accusing him of practicing crony capitalism. “Unemployment has spread across the country due to Modi’s wrong policies. Policies like demonetization and the GST were weapons to kill the poor, farmers and workers. Modi has not waived your farm loans, education loans for your children or home loans. has waived Rs 16 lakh crore loans for 25 businessmen in this country,” he said.
Rahul also reiterated his rhetoric of “the Constitution is under threat” under Prime Minister Modi’s government. He waved a copy of the Constitution and said, “Forget about changing the Constitution, no one can touch it. This country belongs to everyone and everyone should live together in harmony and with love.’