Today, 21 billionaires combined have more wealth than 70 crore Indians, Jairam Ramesh said, countering Modi’s criticism of redistribution.
BJP insiders said the change of tack was part of a strategy to draw the Opposition into the “tried-and-tested” polarising pitch and put it on the defensive.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tells HT: “The whole scheme was approved in Parliament. It was passed in the Parliament and you [Opposition] benefitted from it”
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi further claimed that policies are made for the benefit of the PM’s “monopolist friends” while the masses are pushed to unemployment and poverty.
The Constitution, given by Babasaheb and Dr Rajendra Prasad, has made me the PM, says Modi. Speaking in Wayanad, Rahul says Modi “does not have the understanding to run the country”.
Shah claimed that the Indian Army had stood firm in Doklam and pushed back Chinese military, seeking to credit Modi for the valour shown by the armed forces.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked NDA’s lead campaigner Narendra Modi ahead of his rally in Coimbatore and posed questions to him on key issues affecting the state.
The Opposition party’s reaction comes a day after Prime Minister Modi launched an attack on the Congress, charging that its poll manifesto bore the imprint of the Muslim League and the utterances of its leaders showed hostility towards national integrity and Sanatan Dharma. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the BJP is consistently losing ground, which is why “the PM’s love for Muslim League has resurfaced”.
On Sunday, Modi’s prime target was Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who had at an event in Jaipur questioned the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and suggested that Article 370 held no significance for the local people (in Jaipur).
Under the Congress’ ‘Pehli Naukri Pakki’ guarantee, any diploma or degree holder below the age of 25, will now have a legal right to demand employment and shall be paid at least Rs 1 lakh a year, Kharge said.