Congress will solve farmers' loan woes, says Rahul Gandhi


Ajmer, Apr 25 (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said no farmer in the country will ever go to jail over non repayment of loan if his party is voted to power.

Focusing on the farmers and the poor, Gandhi made a promise during his poll rally here in Rajasthan that the poor people would start getting Rs 72,000 soon after the elections.

Continuing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on various issues, he asked the crowd if any of them received Rs 15 lakh as promised by the Prime Minister.

"I met the Congress Think Tank and asked for a decent figure we can promise to the country's poorest segment. They suggested a figure of Rs 72,000. The Congress has made up its mind of depositing the amount in the account of the woman member of the family," he said.

"There is no dearth of money. It depends on the wish and will of the 'watchman'. PM Modi is cunning... he can deposit Rs 45 crore in the bank account of Anil Ambani but not a single penny in your bank account," he finished his sentence with the word "Chowkidar" and the people uttered "Chor hai" after him.

"I will take out money from all those accounts filled up by Modi, and deposit it for the NYAY (scheme)," he added.

Speaking at another rally in Jalore-Sirohi on Thursday, he said the NYAY scheme will infuse life into the Indian economy and will not put any additional burden on the country's budget.

"The economy shall gain speed with NYAY. Gabbar Singh Tax (referring to the Goods and Services Tax) and demonetisation impacted the economy badly... Many people lost their job. The unemployment rate became highest in 45 years," the Congress leader said.

"Now, when 5 crore families of the country will get Rs 72,000 a year, their purchasing power shall go up which will boost the economy," he added.

  

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  • Allwyn Dsouza, Udyavara

    Thu, Apr 25 2019

    I'm not sure about Rahul Gandhi (he has not got a chance to prove himself yet), but the Congress party has enough expertise and the experience to take the country forward. We have seen that during the UPA1 and UPA 2 governments. I still feel that they were victims of bad publicity by opposition and failure to highlight the achievements during the 2014 elections. Many schemes like MANREGA, Aadhar, etc were the mammoth achievements which the current government is capitalizing upon. The industries flourished, employment was available, people had money in their pockets to spend.
    Modi said 'Na khaunga, na khane dunga". At least half of this is true for sure. Today the poor man is deprived of his roti, so, 'Na khane dunga' has been achieved.
    The country is going thru an extremely dangerous phase. Hope the people of this country vote wisely

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  • KRPrabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, Apr 25 2019

    Mr .Allwyn ,don't worry...Indian voters are very wise more than me and you...they will vote wisely....
    But great Congress party is going to extinct.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 25 2019

    Luckily you have not promised Rs. 25 Lacks & 3 Crore Jobs ...

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  • DON, Udupi

    Thu, Apr 25 2019

    In comparison with jumlas and 0 vikas, I believe the congress that didn't make India as Somalia.

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