Saturday, October 3, 2015

Sonia Gandhi Attacks PM Modi for 'Low-Level Politics' on Foreign Soil

Congress president Sonia Gandhi addresses an election rally in Kahalgaon, Bihar on Saturday, October 3, 2015. (Press Trust of India photo)



Wazirganj, Bihar:  Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “lowering” the dignity of his office by criticising his political opponents on foreign soil. He said that it reflected his “narrow mindedness” and “low-level politics”.

“No other Prime Minister has ever criticised and sullied the image of his political rivals on foreign soil. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done so, showing his narrow mindedness and low-level politics. When he does not bother about the dignity of Bihar or the nation, will he be concerned about your dignity,” Sonia said.


Addressing a election rally in Bihar’s Wazirganj, she questioned PM Modi’s intention on delivering on the election promises he had made and blamed the “wrong” policies of his government for “breaking the back of the poor”.


The Congress president criticised a number of schemes launched by the NDA government like Jan Dhan Yojna and criticised it for “sky rocketing” prices of pulses.

“Will those who have set aside all their previous promises, fulfill the fresh ones they are making now. No. They will not fulfill them at all. For us, making promises is not a poll ‘jumla’ (phrase),” she said, alluding to BJP chief Amit Shah’s remarks on PM Modi’s promise on black money.


Delivering her speech in the Magadh region, which is known for production of pulses, Mrs Gandhi sought to project the Modi government as ‘anti-poor’ which was working only to benefit the rich.


“Pulses have become so expensive that common people cannot buy it. Magadh region is known for pulse production. I want to know whether farmers producing pulses are getting any benefit. No, farmers are getting nothing.


“Modi government is giving subsidy on imported pulses. Wheat is also imported in large quantity. Did farmers benefit from it? The benefit has gone to the middlemen or their own people,” she said.


Attacking the Prime Minister for his pitch on Jan Dhan Yojna, she asked whether the account holders got Rs 5,000, as promised by PM Modi, when they opened their bank accounts under the scheme.


“Did you get the money? How many of you have got it? Nobody has got it. What happened to his promise?” she asked the crowd.


Accusing the NDA government of not passing on the benefits of falling oil prices to the common man, she said the UPA dispensation kept the oil prices low despite the rise in international prices of crude oil.


“You are battling all sorts of problems in daily life for which Modi government is directly responsible. What actions he took to redress your grievances. Why no attention was paid to the problems of our weaver brothers,” she said.


She also accused the government of slashing budgetary allocations for a number of social security schemes.


The voting for the state elections will begin this month and will be held in five phases.


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