PM Modi invokes Ambani-Adani: ‘Why has Rahul stopped abusing them? How much has Congress taken from them?’
PM Modi invokes Ambani-Adani: ‘Why has Rahul stopped abusing them? How much has Congress taken from them?’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday asked why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has “stopped talking of Ambani and Adani in this election all of sudden”, suggesting that a “secret deal” may have been struck.
“You would have seen that the Congress shahzada, for the last five years, has been repeating this. Since his Rafale row was grounded, he started repeating this – first, he spoke of five industrialists, and then Ambani-Adani, Ambani-Adani, Ambani-Adani. But even since elections were announced, they have stopped abusing the two. I want to ask the public of Telangana, the shahzada should declare – how much have they taken from Ambani-Adani? How much of black money has been taken? Have tempos full of cash reached the Congress? What’s the deal that’s been struck? Why did you stop abusing Ambani-Adani overnight? Surely something is amiss,” he said in Telangana.
Rahul has consistently attacked the Centre, and the Prime Minister, over policies he says are meant to specifically benefit these industrialists. And Adani-Ambani has been a recurring theme of his campaign speeches. In fact, he made a mention in his campaign speeches just yesterday. Addressing a campaign rally in Jharkhand Tuesday, Rahul spoke about the need for greater representation for tribals and added, “The BJP says you are vanvasi and they give all the forest land to Adani.”
“Whatever he does is for the billionaires. He has 22-25 friends like Adani and Ambani and whatever work is being done is for them only. The land is for them, the forest is for them, the media is theirs, infrastructure is theirs, flyovers are theirs, petrol is theirs… everything is for them. Dalits, tribals, those from the backward communities used to get reservation in the public sector… now they are privatising everything… And they are openly saying Railways will also be privatised… this is your asset sector, railways, roads, flyovers… these are yours… And not Adani’s. He gives everything to him.”
“People from the media are here… do they ever talk about tribals… never… they will show Ambani’s wedding 24 hours,” he said.
In response to Modi’s comments, Congress’s Praveen Chakravarty said, “Clearly PM Modi is pinched and feels the heat of Rahul Gandhi’s constant exposure of his nexus with Adani-Ambani at the cost of the common person and the nation.”
Addressing a large gathering of BJP cadres, Modi also attacked the Congress over former PM late P V Narasimha Rao. “BJP’s policy is Nation First and it works on that policy, whereas parties like the Congress and BRS have a family first policy. By the family, for the family, and of the family is their policy. This family first policy is also the reason that Congress neglected and disrespected P V Narasimha Rao. They even denied allowing his dead body to be put at the Congress office. NDA has respect for P V Narasimha Rao and awarded him the Bharat Ratna.”
Modi said that after the third phase of voting on Monday, INDI alliance’s “third fuse” has also burst.
Modi is in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh all day today. In the morning, ahead of the public meeting, he visited the Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple in Karimnagar. After addressing at Karimnagar Modi proceeded to Warangal. Later he will fly to Rajampet in Andhra Pradesh to address a public meeting. For the first time, Modi will hold a roadshow in Vijayawada in the evening.
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