Priyanka Gandhi attacks BJP: 'How long will you keep blaming Congress? you have been in power for last 10 years'

Priyanka Gandhi attacks BJP: ‘How long will you keep blaming Congress? you have been in power for last 10 years’

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked the BJP and asked how long would the ruling party keep blaming the Congress which has been out of power for the last 10 years.

“For how long you’ll keep blaming Congress? Congress has not been in power for the last 10 years. For the last 10 years, they have been in govt with a full majority. Now they say ‘400 paar’ which means they want more majority,” Priyanka said at an election rally at Ramnagar in Uttarakhand.

The Congress leader said prestigious institutions like IITs, IIMs and AIIMs would not have been possible without initiatives Jawaharlal Nehru took in the 1950s.

“What have you done in the last 10 years? They say nothing has been done in 75 years. If nothing had happened, how did Uttarakhand develop so much of skill? From where did the IITs, IIMs and AIIMS came into existence. Who sowed the seeds for success of Chandrayaaan? If Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hadn’t taken initiative in the 1950s, would these have been possibe?” the Congress leader said.

Priyanka also attacked the government over the rising prices of gas cylinders.

“They now say they will reduce the price of gas cylinders. But have you not been paying Rs 1200 for gas cylinders for the last many years? Who has been ruling the country – it is the BJP and PM Modi?” she said.

“Today’s reality is inflation, unemployment, paper leaks and corruption, and not what PM Modi shows you all,” she said.

‘PM neglected Dev Bhoomi,’ said Priyanka Gandhi

The Congress leader claimed PM Modi “neglected” Uttarakhand, which he calls Dev Bhoomi, when a natural calamity hit it last year. She said no relief funds were released by the Centre for the restoration work.

“PM Modi in his public address during his recent visit to Rishikesh said the same thing that he said five years ago. I was confused and surprised listening to his speech. How long will you all suffer under his rule? PM Modi calls Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh ‘Dev Bhoomi’ in every speech; he neglected the same Dev Bhoomi (Himachal) when it was hit by natural calamity last year. He released no funds for relief and restoration works,” said the Congress general secretary.

(With PTI inputs)

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