Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the ruling Congress government in Rajasthan and lashed out at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for his remarks in connection with crimes against women in the state.
He also alleged that the Congress was anti-poor, anti-farmer and anti-women and under Gehlot the state had become number one in crimes against women.
Addressing a public rally in Pali, PM Modi said, “Congress has made Rajasthan number one in crimes against women. The CM says that the complaints filed by the women are fake. Can it ever happen that a woman in our country files a fake case? The CM should say that a probe is underway, and not that the cases filed are fake. Isn’t this an insult to women?”
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The Prime Minister highlighted that wherever there is a BJP government, efforts are made to ensure that the schemes of the Central Government are implemented on the ground quicker or the state governments of the BJP add something to it.
“The anti-farmer and anti-poor government of the Congress will never take any initiative in favour of the poor or the farmers,” PM Modi said, in his latest attack on the grand old party.
Addressing the rally, the prime minister said that under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, the BJP-ruled state governments provide Rs 6,000 to farmers additionally from their side.
PM Modi said “…the BJP leaders in Rajasthan too have resolved that after the BJP government is formed, farmers in the state will get Rs 6000 more.”
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Lashing out at the Congress and its ‘Ghamandia’ (arrogant) INDIA alliance over remarks against ‘Sanatan Dharma’, the PM said, “This is not the first time that they have insulted Sanatan Dharma. The people of this country know what they have said.”
He alleged that Dalits are being “targeted” under the “protection” of the
Congress party. “Ever since the law giving reservation to women ‘Narishakti Vandan Act’ was passed, they have started a campaign against women. The leaders of the arrogant alliance have made very objectionable comments about our mothers and sisters,” PM Modi said.
PM Modi promises fuel price review if BJP wins
PM Modi promised that, if elected, the BJP government in Rajasthan would review the prices of petrol and diesel, aiming to provide relief to the poor and middle-class citizens. He said that the petrol is being sold at a lower price in the BJP-ruled neighbouring states as compared to Rajasthan.
He said, “In the neighbouring states of Rajasthan, there is a BJP government. There, petrol is Rs 97 per litre. But the Congress government in Rajasthan sells petrol at higher prices.”
Rajasthan will go to polls in a single phase on November 25. The counting of votes will be done on December 3.
(With inputs from ANI)