Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's 'gyani uncle' jibe at PM Modi at Gujarat rally

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s ‘gyani uncle’ jibe at PM Modi at Gujarat rally

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likening him to “gyani uncles” at a wedding ceremony who incessantly complains and sermonises about everything. Â

She also slammed the Prime Minister for attacking her party over “inheritance tax” and “wealth redistribution” claims and asserted these assumptions were illogical.

“Now, if this gyani uncle says there is a political party that will bring an X-ray machine into your house, scan all your savings, mangalsutras and gold, which will be taken and the wealth redistributed, you would say he has lost it,” Priyanka Gandhi said.

Addressing an election rally in Maharashtra’s Latur, Priyanka Gandhi claimed unemployment was at its highest in 45 years and 70 crore people were without jobs, despite which 30 lakh posts lying vacant in the central government have not been filled in the last ten years.

“If the BJP claims nothing happened in the past 70 years (under previous dispensations), then let us believe that IITs, AIIMS, big industries etc were all built now,” she said, adding that the ruling party was “ranting” all the time about the Congress being at fault.

Priyanka Gandhi’s remarks came days after PM Modi alleged that Congress wants to confiscate people’s jewellery and small savings by conducting an X-ray of their properties and valuables.

“Listen with your ears wide open about the sins that Congress has committed. I want to put forth an interesting fact. When sister Indira Gandhi passed away, there was a law by virtue of which half portion of the wealth used to go to the government. There was a talk then that Indiraji willed her wealth in her son Rajiv Gandhi’s name,” the Prime Minister had said.

Priyanka Gandhi, in her speech earlier in the day, said that the country has seen the country has witnessed esteemed Prime Ministers from the Congress and other parties, such as Atal Bihari Vajpayee, but “he (Modi) has brought down the stature of the Prime Minister this low”.

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