Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Center over the growing disparities in economic prosperity in the country. Addressing an election campaign in Kerala's Palakkad district, the senior Congress leader said, “There are two Indias.” One India “belongs to the billionaires, where they can fulfill all their dreams, and the other is where a large mass of Indian people live,” he declared.
With the 2024 Lok Sabha elections around the corner, he emphasized that significant “inequality has been created” in our country.
“There are 22 people in our country who have more wealth than 70 crore people. And there are also 70 crore people in India who earn less than ₹100 a day,” Gandhi said.
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During his speech, he also highlighted the high level of taxes paid by the poor and middle class. 'The poor and the middle class pay taxes. The poorest person in India pays the same GST [Goods and Services Tax] as mr [Gautam] Adani… The entire GST money goes into the hands of rich people,” he said.
Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “forgiving Rs 16 lakh crore worth of bank loans to the richest 25 Indians”.
He further targeted the BJP and said its idea of 'One Nation, One Language, One Religion' is meant to divide India.
“The idea of the BJP is to create instability and disharmony in India and make one Indian fight with another Indian. Ultimately, all they are doing is giving away Indian wealth to a few people close to the Prime Minister,” Gandhi said. said.
Rahul Gandhi is contesting as a Congress candidate from his stronghold Wayanad seat in Kerala. After filing his nomination, he had promised that he would stand with the people of Wayanad on all issues, including human-animal conflict. “I was always ready to bring the issues of Wayanad to the attention of the nation and the world,” he said.
“There is an issue of conflict between humans and animals, an issue of the medical university. I support the people of Wayanad in this struggle. We have tried to put pressure on the government in the medical college, I have written letters to the CM. But unfortunately, they have not moved forward,” Gandhi noted.
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Published: Apr 18, 2024 4:49 PM IST