Union Minister Anurag Thakur has hit out at Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi, alleging that his model of giving “false” promises to assume power and
then not fulfilling the guarantees has failed in the States ruled by the grand
old party.
His criticism comes in the wake of Rahul Gandhi and Congress
general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, during their recent visits to
poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, giving several guarantees if their party is voted to
power in the state.
The Congress has announced free and subsidised power,
implementation of the old pension scheme, farm loan waiver, ₹ 1,500 per month
to women and some other guarantees.
“These guarantees failed in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, they
(Congress leaders) are not able to show their face there. There was an outcry
in Madhya Pradesh when their government was in power,” replied Thakur in
response to a question.
He alleged that the Congress Government in these States failed to
waive farm loans and provide unemployment allowance as announced by the party
earlier.
“They only come to give a lollipop and false guarantees during
elections. In Himachal Pradesh, they gave a guarantee of transferring ₹ 1,500
per month into every woman’s bank account, but not a single rupee was given
even after 10 months,” Thakur said while citing other promises like purchase of
cow-dung and giving employment.
The Congress governments in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka have
stopped spending money on development, he said.
“I want to ask Rahul Gandhi – what model is this? Give false
guarantees and get power, then don’t fulfil the guarantees and also stop
development. This model of Rahul Gandhi has failed,” said the Union Minister
for Information and Broadcasting.
Thakur, who is also the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister,
congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team for winning a gold medal in the
Asian Games, and said this is the highest number of medals won by the country
in these games.
The Indian contingent claimed the unprecedented 100th medal at the
Asian Games as the women’s kabaddi team beat the Chinese Taipei 26-25 in a
thrilling encounter, an achievement hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PTI
