Cong's 'Nyay' scheme may burst like balloon: Goyal
Could lead to another ‘scam’
New Delhi: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal Sunday said the Congress party's promise of a minimum income scheme for poor is a "disaster" in its design itself and could lead to another "scam" as the selection of beneficiaries would be full of corruption.
Goyal said he feels it will not be possible to implement this scheme as there is no data for income and salary levels and the Congress promise will "burst like a balloon".
Congress has promised to deposit Rs 72,000 annually into the bank accounts of 20 per cent of the poorest people across the country if it comes to power.
While the Congress leaders and its president Rahul Gandhi have been saying the proposed scheme, which the party has named 'Nyay', has got huge traction among the voters, the BJP has termed it impractical and against economic prudence.
In an interview, Goyal said, "From the perspective of economic and financial prudence, obviously it is a disaster. I believe that it is near impossible because there is no data on salary and income levels of people.
"And, selection of people (beneficiaries) will be full of corruption, and it could become a scam by itself, adding to the several scams that the Congress is famous for," Goyal said.
Attacking the opposition party, the Minister of Railways and Coal said the Congress still seems to be in its old mindset where they believed mere slogans could help them "fool the people", but they should know that people now cannot be fooled by fancy slogans.
"For three generations, their leaders have offered big promises but delivered below-average performance laced with corruption. The people of India are smart and will not be taken in by such untruths anymore, and certainly not by fancy slogans and big promises," Goyal said.
The BJP leader said the Modi government, on the other hand, is working for sustainable development of the country and is committed to a better future for the 130 crore Indians by making them self-reliant and living a life of dignity.
With PTI inputs
