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Modi created two Indias, one for wealthy and one other for poor: Rahul Gandhi

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By PTI

DAHOD: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making two Indias, one for the wealthy and one other for the poor, and claimed that the assets of the nation are being given to a couple rich individuals.

Launching his occasion’s marketing campaign for this yr’s Gujarat Assembly elections at an ‘adivasi satyagrah rally’ in tribal Dahod district, Gandhi stated he’s assured that Congress will come to energy within the state.

“In 2014, Narendra Modi ji became the Prime Minister of India. Before that he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The work he started in Gujarat, he is doing in the country. It is called the Gujarat Model,” Gandhi stated.

“Today, two Indias are being created, one India of the rich, a few select people, billionaires and bureaucrats who have power and money. The second India is of the common people,” he stated.

Congress occasion doesn’t need two Indias, he stated.

“In the BJP model, resources of people like water, forest and land which belong to tribals and other poor people, are being given to a few,” he stated.

The Congress chief additionally stated that the BJP-led authorities within the state had disadvantaged tribals of their rights.

“The BJP government will not give you anything, but take away everything from you. You (tribals) have to snatch your rights and then only you will get what is yours,” he stated.

“Tribal people through their hard work build roads, bridges, buildings and infrastructure in Gujarat. But what did you get in return? You got nothing. Neither good education nor health service,” he stated.

The Congress chief additionally slammed Modi over the dealing with of the coronavirus pandemic.

“During the pandemic, the prime minister told you to bang pots and pans (from balconies) and flash your mobile lights, when three lakh people died in Gujarat. Ganga river was filled up with dead bodies. Between 50 to 60 lakh people died in the country due to coronavirus,” he stated.