Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, whom he dubbed as “Mini Modi”, accusing them of going back on their poll promises to farmers, as he held a <g data-gr-id="20">padyatra</g> in the town to reach out to the agrarian community.
“When the unseasonal rains came and when there was hailstorm, Modi did nothing.
The Mini-Modi in Telangana also did nothing,” the Congress vice-president said, without directly naming Rao, while addressing farmers in the region, which has witnessed a spate of suicides due to agrarian distress.
Before coming to power, Modi – as also leaders in Telangana – had promised a lot of things to farmers like remunerative price to the farm produce and a loan waiver, he said, “but neither the Centre did it, nor the state government.” Gandhi again attacked the Land Bill brought.
He kicked off his 15-km <g data-gr-id="21">padyatra</g> from Koratikal village in this district to highlight the problems faced by farmers in drought-stricken villages. He also met the family of Velma Rajeshwar, who allegedly committed suicide due to <g data-gr-id="16">debt</g> burden of nearly Rs 12 lakh, and consoled them. He handed over a Rs 2-lakh cheque to Rajeshwar's widow Gangavva.
To begin 3-day Amethi visit on May 18
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will pay a three-day visit to his Amethi parliamentary constituency beginning May 18, during which he will meet farmers affected by untimely rain and hailstorm. He will also meet district and block level office-bearers of the party.