On Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed an election rally in Naraingarh, Ambala, as part of the Congress party’s “Haryana Vijay Sankalp Yatra.” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Bhupinder Singh Hooda were also present at public rally.
In his speech, Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the Modi government, accusing it of favoring a few wealthy individuals like Ambani-Adani. Rahul Gandhi said, “Wealth was flowing into Adani’s pockets “like a tsunami,” while ordinary citizens struggles”.
He added, that the government is reluctant to waive off farmers’ loans, stating that only loans of big corporations, especially of industrialist Gautam Adani, are waived off easily. “If loans for corporations can be waived off, why not for the farmers?” he asked.
Gandhi particularly focused on the ‘conditions of youth’ in the country, especially in Haryana. He recalled his visit to America, when he met youth of Haryana living in a small room. He mentioned that many young people from the state had left for America in search of a better future, often living in tough conditions and working under strenuous circumstances. Gandhi noted that many of them couldn’t even afford to visit their families for years.
He also spoke about the alarming job situation in Haryana, stating that the state was unable to provide adequate employment opportunities, forcing youth to take loans at high-interest rates of 2% per month. According to Gandhi, 50 lakh jobs had been “snatched away,” and questioned where the promised employment opportunities had disappeared.
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He criticized the Agniveer scheme, arguing that it robbed soldiers of their pensions, while alleging that the Modi government was more interested in marketing defense deals to benefit Adani.
He, concluding his speech, pointed down some economic relief schemes for the underprivileged sections, including the dalits and poor classes. These were:
Toward the end of his speech, Gandhi stressed the importance of conducting a caste census to ensure accurate representation for marginalized communities. He pointed out the disparities in the representation of Dalits in corporate sectors and the media, stating that only 15% of Dalits had been able to secure significant roles in the economy.
“We need to know how many Dalits are actually part of businesses and corporations. The truth is that most of them are only given labor and contract jobs, even in media,” Gandhi remarked.
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