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Rahul Gandhi (Representational picture)
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stated unemployment, inflation and “bhagidari” had been essential points that the nation was going through, and accused the Centre of diverting the eye of individuals from the true issues.
“Economic and financial survey will be the next step and I will do it. Dalits, poor people from the general category, minorities and tribals will know where they stand. Unemployment, inflation and ‘bhagidari’ (share) are crucial issues that the country is facing,” he stated. Gandhi claimed that media, the Election Commission, paperwork, personal hospitals, academic establishments haven’t any illustration from the poor from normal class, Dalits, tribals or minorities.
He additionally stated that Rs 16 trillion of wealthy individuals have been waived by the Modi authorities. “So why can’t the government waive the dues of farmers?” he requested. The former Congress president claimed that 22 individuals within the nation have the identical quantity of wealth as possessed by 700 million individuals. “Fifty per cent of the population has three per cent of the country’s wealth while 22 people have more than 50 per cent wealth.
Since you don’t ask questions, your attention can easily be diverted,” he stated. Referring to the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for short-term induction of troopers within the armed forces, he stated Agniveers is not going to get martyr’s standing or pension. “The Centre wants to divert the pension amount and the money spent on training soldiers to defence business of private companies,” he alleged.
Gandhi’s yatra entered Maharashtra on Tuesday in its final leg. It will culminate in Mumbai on March 17.
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First Published: Mar 13 2024 | 1:14 PM IST