In a no-holds-barred onslaught connected the BJP, Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Friday accused the saffron enactment of burning Manipur and making attempts to disagreement radical crossed the state connected spiritual lines.
He besides alleged that the saffron enactment deprived 90 per cent of the nation’s colonisation of their owed rights and benefits.
“The BJP burnt Manipur and attempted to disagreement radical connected spiritual lines. It incited Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs against each other. In precocious held Haryana elections, the BJP incited Jats against non-Jats…It is the quality of the BJP,” Gandhi alleged portion addressing an predetermination rally successful Lohardaga.
The Congress person besides claimed that helium undertook a 4,000-km padyatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to “spread the connection of emotion and to unfastened ‘nafrat ke bazar maine Mohabbat ki dukan’ (to unfastened shops of emotion successful the marketplace of hatred)”.
“When I rise my dependable for tribals and Dalits, the BJP accuses maine of dividing India. I americium present to unite and fortify India. If I americium incorrect for raising the dependable for 90 per cent of India’s population, which constitutes tribals, Dalits and OBCs, for their information successful governance, I volition proceed to bash so,” Gandhi claimed.
He alleged that the BJP waived loans of 25 capitalists worthy Rs 16 lakh-crore but blamed the Congress for easing farmers’ debts to the tune of Rs 72,000 crore during the UPA regime.
“Did the BJP authorities waive immoderate indebtedness of Jharkhand farmers?…No due to the fact that you are tribals, Dalits and OBCs. The BJP volition ne'er waive your debts due to the fact that it waives debts of capitalists,” helium alleged.
Addressing different rally astatine Simdega, Gandhi accused the BJP of trying to snatch ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ (water, forest, land) from tribal people.
He termed the Jharkhand polls arsenic a combat of ideology betwixt the INDIA bloc and the BJP-RSS combine.
The Congress person alleged that the RSS-BJP’s ngo was to “destroy” the Constitution of the country, portion the INDIA bloc “wanted to protect” it.
“PM (Narendra) Modi calls you ‘vanvasi’ arsenic the BJP believes that land, wood and h2o beryllium to the saffron party, RSS and capitalists. The BJP believes successful grabbing tribal onshore nether its recently coined connection development. It wants to snatch ‘Jal, Jungle, Jameen’ (water, forest, land) from tribals,” Gandhi alleged portion addressing a rally successful Jharkhand’s Simdega.
He besides claimed that the Constitution was nether “constant attack” and the INDIA bloc was making “all efforts to support it”.
The Congress, if voted to power, volition guarantee caste census and removal of the 50 per cent headdress connected the reservation, Gandhi claimed.
“The Constitution is nether changeless onslaught and it needs to beryllium protected. We volition region the headdress of 50 per cent preservation astatine immoderate cost. If we are voted to powerfulness successful Jharkhand, we volition rise the preservation of STs to 28 per cent from the contiguous 26 per cent, SCs to 12 per cent from the existent 10 per cent and OBCs to 27 per cent from the existing 14 per cent,” helium claimed.
He besides asserted that a caste census is “a indispensable to place the information of tribals, Dalits and OBCs” successful assorted institutions and wealthiness of the country.
“When I raised the contented successful Parliament, PM Modi was soundless and aboriginal said that Rahul Gandhi wants to disagreement the country,” the Congress person claimed.
This was Gandhi’s 2nd sojourn to Jharkhand aft the assembly canvass was announced.
The polls volition beryllium held successful 2 phases connected November 13 and 20 and counting volition instrumentality spot connected November 23.