On the 56th day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday launched a scathing assault in Hyderabad on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the privatisation of public sector corporations and the value rise, and accused Telangana’s ruling celebration of appearing in cahoots with the BJP to cross controversial laws in Parliament.
“At BHEL, I met staff who advised me they have been scared. I met staff of Bharat Dynamics Restricted. BDL manufactures a few of our most superior missiles for the safety of our nation however their staff are scared. Workers of BHEL and BDL are scared that their firms could be privatised and they might lose their jobs. These two PSUs together with many others are the spine of this nation, which the Modi authorities desires at hand over to their two pals. There isn’t a central authorities assist to those PSUs, however the Modi authorities is able to hand them over to Modi’s two pals,’’ Gandhi mentioned.
Gandhi requested the gang at Muthangi what else was being privatised by the central authorities. In response to an enormous roar from the general public, he mentioned, “Sure, Modi has two or three pals. Sure, airports, LIC, ports, telecom, fuel pipelines are on the market, dekho public sab jaanti hain.’’
He mentioned the Congress would combat “tooth and nail” in opposition to the privatisation of public sector undertakings.
Raking up the repealed farm legal guidelines, Gandhi mentioned the Payments have been aimed toward stealing cash from farmer’s pockets. “Farmers protested and compelled the BJP authorities to again down. That’s what I’m saying, don’t concern BJP. If we confront them, they are going to be completed,’’ he mentioned.
Gandhi mentioned that earlier than turning into prime minister, Modi “made a hue and cry” when the value of an LPG cylinder hit the Rs 400 mark. “Modi used to remind in each speech concerning the worth of an LPG cylinder, aaj kitne ka hai??’’ he mentioned. “Now Narendra Modi doesn’t speak about costs of LPG, diesel and petrol. This worth rise has affected each part of society, on each Hindustani. It impacts each dealer, each businessman, and each farmer.”
Gandhi additionally lashed out on the Telangana Rashtra Samiti. “I’m saying this once more: TRS and BJP work collectively,’’ he mentioned.
The Congress chief accused Chief Minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao of redesigning irritation tasks in order that contemporary bids could possibly be invited and Rao and his household may earn money. “I wouldn’t have to offer any proof that TRS and BJP are collectively as a result of in Parliament I’ve seen that TRS has all the time supported the BJP in passing all of the Payments. Your complete Opposition was standing in opposition to the kisan Payments whereas then again have been Narendra Modi and TRS. This yatra is in opposition to the hatred and violence that BJP is spreading; to boost voice in opposition to elevating unemployment and rising costs of important commodities.”
Gandhi mentioned Rao additionally didn’t discuss concerning the worth rise. “The lakhs of crores of rupees which might be being stolen out of your pockets with the value rise goes the place? This cash will not be disappearing, it isn’t being burnt; it isn’t evaporating, so the place is the cash going? I’ll let you know, half of the cash goes into the pockets of the 2 or three pals of Modi. As your CM doesn’t have sufficient pals, a number of the cash goes to his household,’’ he mentioned.
“With the remaining cash, MLAs and MPs of different events are being bought. It’s being utilised to carry down democratically elected governments. We have been elected in Madhya Pradesh however BJP used cash to carry buy our MLAs and convey down the Congress authorities. BJP has tried to carry down our authorities in Rajasthan. In each state, BJP is utilizing taxpayer cash to destroy democracy. These two (referring to TRS and BJP) do the identical work,” he mentioned. “Their ideology is similar. It’s to steal cash from the poor individuals and provides cash to elected politicians. Intimidate the individuals and silence the media.’’
Earlier, the yatra began the eighth day of its Telangana leg from Balanagar Important Street. Numerous Youth Congress, NSUI and Congress leaders accompanied Gandhi on the busy nationwide freeway 65. The yatra swelled right into a 20km march as hundreds of Congress supporters joined it. Actress Pooja Bhatt briefly joined the yatra, strolling beside Gandhi from about 9am until the morning break at 1030am close to Madinaguda. It resumed from BHEL at 4pm.
Gandhi interacted with a number of sanitation employees of the Larger Hyderabad Municipal Company alongside the best way. Throughout the afternoon break, members of the farmer organisation Rythu Swarajya Vedika met Gandhi and mentioned the permission granted for the environmental launch and seed manufacturing of genetically modified mustard. “We shared numerous issues relating to the approval course of by the GEAC (Genetic Engineering Approval Committee), the place the exams are designed by the candidates themselves, and approvals have been given with out the completion of further exams prescribed by the GEAC. We talked about GM mustard being herbicide-tolerant, and glufosinate is the dangerous herbicide which it’s immune to,’’ a consultant advised The Indian Specific.
He mentioned Gandhi assured them that he would look into the dangerous results of glufosinate and enchantment to the Centre to research it.
Gandhi retired for the evening at Koulamet close to Rudraram. The yatra will resume on Thrusday morning from the Ganesh temple there.