Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has “challenged” Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight an election over issues such as unemployment, inflation and his policies.
At a rally in Amethi on Tuesday, Priyanka said: “I challenge the Prime Minister to fight an election over unemployment, inflation and his policies. Tell the public once what he has done for the poor, for the workers, for the common man.” He can’t say it because he hasn’t done anything.”
“The truth of this country is that the politics that dominates this country is the politics of lies. They tell lies and go everywhere, and Hindus and Muslims do it. A lot has been said; Hindus and Muslims should take conscience now. “Votes are sought in the name of God, but work is not done in the name of God,” he added.
Furthermore, the Congress leader said that if God were in front of the people today, he would have said, “Don’t vote in my name.” “God will say, don’t vote in my name, but ask your leader what he has done for you,” Priyanka said. Earlier, at the same rally on Tuesday, Priyanka Gandhi criticized Prime Minister Modi for not fulfilling the promises made to the people and said, “Bade Bade Vaade, Zameen Par Kuch Nahi.”
Taking a dig at the BJP, the Congress leader said: “The story of the BJP is the same, ‘Bade Bade Vaade, Zameen Par Kuch Nahi’ (big promises, but nothing concrete). Prime Minister Narendra Modi made big promises. He had said that he would provide two crore jobs, he said the farmers’ income would double, he said he would bring the black money and deposit Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts. But the truth is that my sisters cannot cope with the. inflation…My brother farmers are aware that they cannot support the family with income from agriculture.”
Amethi will vote in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state on May 20. The Congress has fielded Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi constituency, who is contesting against BJP’s Smriti Irani.
(With contributions from ANI)