Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed there have been no startups within the nation and those who did exist had been underneath the management of international companies.
Addressing a small gathering in a Muslim-dominated space reverse Godhra railway station as a part of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi slammed the Narendra Modi authorities’s ‘Startup India’ initiative and promised to earmark Rs 5,000 crore to fund the sector if the Congress got here to energy.
“Have you ever seen any startups? Are they wherever to be seen? Not a single one exists. And people which exist are within the management of international companies. We are going to create a Rs 5000 crore fund in order that sons of poor farmers and labourers can open their very own startups,” he asserted.
Gandhi claimed the Centre had waived off loans to the tune of Rs 16 lakh crore of massive corporates however was unwilling to offer the identical aid to farmers, college students and labourers.
On the second day of the Gujarat leg of the Bharat Jodo Nyaay Yatra, Gandhi on Friday resumed his journey from Dahod and reached Godhra in adjoining Panchmahal district. After addressing individuals in Jhalod in Dahod on Thursday, he had stayed in a single day in a village there.
Within the morning, Gandhi visited Kamboi Dham close to Jhalod city to pay tribute to tribal icon Govind Guru.
When his yatra proceeded from Dahod, he was greed by celebration functionaries and residents, whereas tribals carried out a standard dance at a site visitors roundabout.
Gandhi, who was seated in his open-roof SUV, waved again on the crowd. He additionally minimize a big cake that was offered to him by girls Congress employees on the event of Worldwide Girls’s Day.
On the way in which to Godhra, Gandhi prayed at a Shiva temple on the event of Mahashivratri.
From Godhra, he reached Pavagadh the place he supplied prayers at Maa Khodiyar temple.
As per Congress functionaries, Gandhi will keep in a single day in Jambughoda village in Panchmahal.
First Printed: Mar 08 2024 | 11:34 PM IST
