Launching a strong attack on the central government, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reign, “conditions similar to those of the British Raj” prevail in the country, and government policies only They benefit billionaires, the ANI news agency reported. .
“Conditions similar to those of the British Raj prevail in the country. The Modi government’s policies are not being formulated with the poor in mind, but have been designed to benefit billionaires. International reports show that today the situation of inequality in India is worse than British rule,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Tuesday while addressing Congress workers in the Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh, where her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is contesting. ANI reported.
“All institutions that strengthen democracy are being weakened, be it the media or Parliament. Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru had fought against the British to strengthen the rights of the people, but they did not know that one day there would come in independent India when the government would be determined to deprive people of their rights,” he added, ANI reported.
He alleged that efforts are being made to change the Constitution, which provides a reservation-like system that has changed the lives of millions of people. It is a disgrace for the country that today a person whose language, behavior and actions are of low standard is sitting in the Prime Minister’s chair, she said.
“We have always prioritized development and dreamed of a developed and prosperous Rae Bareli. When we had the opportunity, we created employment and development opportunities in Rae Bareli, but the Modi government closed many of the projects initiated by us or promoted them. on his behalf,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, ANI reported.
Raebareli constituency will go to the polls on May 20. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi won the constituency, securing 534,918 votes. Her closest rival, Dinesh Pratap Singh, posed a formidable challenge, garnering 367,740 votes.
Rahul Gandhi had been representing the neighboring Amethi constituency in Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2019, when he lost to BJP’s Smriti Irani.
(With contributions from ANI)