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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Nov 3: Former minister Ramanath Rai took to task the union and state BJP governments for high inflation and moral policing.
Addressing media here on Wednesday November 3, he said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to reduce the petrol price within 100 days of assuming power. Now it is seven years and the price is still raising every day. Leaders of BJP say that there is no inflation in the country and it is just opposition propaganda.
“In order to hide the failures of the government, they divide the society on religious grounds. They indulge in moral policing in the district. They keep only emotional issues in front of the public. The people of Karnataka and India are going to give them fitting answers in coming elections.
“The rising price of commodities is a real issue. People are finding it difficult even to celebrate Diwali festival. The government says that due to coronavirus pandemic the price of fuel has gone up. Sri Lanka is giving petrol to its citizens at Rs 60 per litre. Is there no corona in Sri Lanka?
“Poverty and unemployment is at its peak in the country. Only the rich Indians are becoming richer. Poor people are going below the poverty line. Modi ordered demonetisation with the promise that he will bring back the black money that is stored overseas. But black money is still not arrived. People are frustrated with the rising price of commodities,” he said.
On bypoll victory, Rai said, “In Hangal, Congress won in spite of the money power used by BJP. They distributed money to each house in envelopes. But the Congress has won the hearts and minds of people of Hangal. BJP have eaten up state treasury and Modi says ‘Na Kaoonga Na Kaane Doonga’. Now they themselves have distributed money to voters.
“People have come to know the utter failure of both the union and state BJP governments. They teased Congress and said that they will make India ‘Congress-free’. People of this country will decide who will be ‘free’ from the country,” he said.