Modi left farmers on roads amid Covid, India has a 'king not PM': Rahul Gandhi
India Today
Addressing farmers at a rally in Uttarakhand, Gandhi said the Congress intends to provide a government that works in partnership with farmers, the youths and the poor.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of leaving protesting farmers on roads for a year amid the pandemic and alleged India now has a king who believes people should keep quiet when he makes a decision.
Addressing farmers at a rally here, Gandhi said the Congress intends to provide a government that works in partnership with farmers, the youths and the poor.
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"If a prime minister does not work for all, he cannot be a prime minister. By that measure, Narendra Modi is not a prime minister," he told the 'Uttarakhandi Kisan Swabhiman Samvad' rally here.
Citing the example of the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh, he said farmers approached it for loan waivers and that was done within 10 days. A loan waiver worth Rs 70,000 crore was given to them.
"It was not a dole or a free gift. We did it because you work 24 hours for the country," Gandhi said.
"The Congress never shut its doors on farmers... We want to work in partnership with farmers, the poor, labourers so that every section feels it is their government," the former Congress chief said.
