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Rafale aircraft which cost Rs 1600 cr was bought by UPA for just Rs 540 cr: Rahul Gandhi in Jaipur

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 12, Aug 2018, 13:09 pm IST | UPDATED: 12, Aug 2018, 15:12 pm IST

Rafale aircraft which cost Rs 1600 cr was bought by UPA for just Rs 540 cr: Rahul Gandhi in Jaipur Jaipur: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched the election campaign in poll-bound Rajasthan. Addressing a rally at Jaipur’s Ramlila ground, Congress president launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president said that centre has bought one Rafale aircraft at Rs 1,600 crore while UPA had bought an aircraft at Rs 540 crore.

“UPA govt had bought an aeroplane for Rs 540 crore while PM Modi himself gave Rs 1600 crore to the French company for 1 aircraft,” said Gandhi. He further said that Prime Minister has failed in all fronts.

Speaking at the rally, Gandhi said, “PM Modi had promised 2 crore jobs, Rs. 15 Lakhs in every account and women’s safety, but they failed on all fronts. When I raised the issue of Rafale deal & corruption in Parliament, PM Modi did not spare a minute to answer my questions.”.

Taking a jibe on PM Modi, Gandhi said that PM talks about ‘Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao’ but he never tells anyone who to save your daughters from. Highlighting the rape case of Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, Gandhi said that a BJP lawmaker rapes a girl but PM doesn’t utter a single word. He also said that central government has failed to provide employment opportunities to youth.

Taking the example of neighbouring China, he said, Chinese government used to provide jobs to 50,000 young people in 24 hours whereas PM has failed in his promise. “PM Modi said he will give jobs to the youth every year. I want to tell you the truth. In 24 hours, China government gives jobs to 50,000 young people. Your phones say “Made in China” because, in China, so many people are getting jobs. They work in cell phone factories. In the last 4 years, PM Modi said he will give jobs to 2 crore people. It is shameful, our population is like China and I believe that our youth is more powerful than the youth in China,” said Rahul.

Congress president also said, “In the last 2 years, Modi Ji’s government has waived off loans worth Rs. 2,00,000 Crore of 15 businessmen. I asked for loan waivers for farmers, to which his response was, silence.” Rajasthan is likely to go to poll later this year.

Congress chief also said he will make sure that party workers have their say and no "parachute candidate" gets nominated in the upcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan.

"I can guarantee you this time that not a single parachute candidate will be able to get the ticket. If any such candidate comes, I will cut the rope," Gandhi said here on Saturday at the launch of the party's election campaign in the state. "Congress party workers will be heard and will get the tickets," he said.

He said the party is in a good position to form the government in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, three states where Assembly elections will be held this year.

"Party men are working on the ground and their voice will be heard by the Congress government formed after the elections," Gandhi told party workers at the Ramlila Ground rally.

Gandhi reached the venue after a 13-km ride in a special bus from Jaipur airport, in a show of strength by the Congress. The party workers waited along the route to welcome him, waiving party flags.

The Congress chief waived at them, and at times got off the bus to meet them. There were drummers and folk artistes at some places. Vehicles, with posters carrying his pictures, followed. Near the airport, the welcome included decorated camels, elephants and bullock carts.

Gandhi was accompanied by All India Congress Committee general secretaries Ashok Gehlot and Avinash Pande, state unit chief Sachin Pilot and other leaders. His cavalcade halted when he saw a person on a wheelchair waiting near the Laxmi Mandir crossing to welcome him.

At the rally, Sachin Pilot accused Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of using the taxpayers' money to fund her ongoing Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra'.

Gehlot said Raje had objected to another BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria's proposed yatra when the party was in the opposition. He also referred to the recent lynching of a Muslim man in Alwar after vigilantes suspected that he was smuggling cows.
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