 "UP Battleground: Rahul Gandhi in Jaunpur slams PM Modi for 'sucking blood' of 99% poor Indians")
Comparing the decision to demonetise high-denomination notes to bombings conducted by the allied troops against Germany and Japan during the Second World War, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called the demonetisation drive, a sham. The Congress vice-president was in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur to address a rally. Coming down hard on the Narendra Modi government, Rahul resorted to the usual rhetoric and attacked the BJP for sucking the blood of 99 percent of the population. “Narendra Modi ne 99 percent gareeb imaandar logon se bina pooche unka khoon nikal diya (Narendra Modi sucked the blood out of 99 percent poor people and he did not even ask them),” Rahul told the gathering.
'जब किसान/गरीब समय पर लोन नहीं चुका पाता तो आप उसे जेल में डालते हैं पर जब 50परिवार लाखों करोड़ ले जाते हैं,तो आप कुछ नहीं करते' जौनपुर,UP pic.twitter.com/lt1sbrglv3
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 19, 2016
नरेंद्र मोदी जी चाहते हैं कि आपकी खून-पसीने की कमाई का पैसा बैंक में रहे और इससे वो अमीरों का कर्ज माफ करे सकें
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 19, 2016
हिंदुस्तान का 6% काला धन कैश में है,94% विदेशी बैंक,ज़मीन,सोने में है। सवाल यह है कि मोदी जी 6% के पीछे क्यूँ दौड़े,94% के पीछे क्यूँ नहीं?
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 19, 2016
मोदी जी नोटबंदी से आपने कालेधन पर सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक नहीं, बल्कि देश के गरीबों पर फॉयर बॉंबिंग की है
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 19, 2016
Rahul compared the 8 November decision to scrap Rs 500 and 1,000 notes to the firebombing conducted by allied troops against Germany and Japan, and alleged that the prime minister had “firebombed” the lives of the common man. The Amethi MP said that the government has ignored the three main concerns of the poor: bijli ka bill maaf, anaaj ke liye daam aur kisan loan maaf (waiving off electricity bill, good price for the harvest and waiving off farmer loans). He criticised the prime minister for not listening to the plight of the farmers distressed by demonetisation, " I told him that he should waive off the loans of poor farmers but did not get any answer," referring to his recent meeting with Modi.
Modi ji Hindustan ke pradhanmantri hain, unke saath rajnetik ladai hai, lekin murdabad bolna Cong party ka kaam nahin hai: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/FrAraoKyFP
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
'Murdabad'kattarpanthi bolte hain, RSS ke log bolte hain: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/nvdx1z4D6N
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
The decision made on Nov 8 was not against black money or corruption, but against farmers, the poor: Rahul Gandhi in Jaunpur pic.twitter.com/eswCNkrA0c
— ANI (@ANI) December 19, 2016
Ameer logon ka karza maaf karte ho, aap Hindustan ke kisaan ka karza maaf karo: Rahul Gandhi in Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) pic.twitter.com/ei09rMqnm6
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
Ameer logon ka karza maaf karte ho, aap Hindustan ke kisaan ka karza maaf karo: Rahul Gandhi in Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) pic.twitter.com/ei09rMqnm6
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
Maine Modi ji ko kaha kisaan ka karza maaf karo, unhone sawaal ka jawaab nahin diya, ek shabd nahi kaha: Rahul Gandhi in Jaunpur
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
50 parivaaron ke paas Hindustan ke dhan ka sabse bada bhaag hai, ye Narendra Modi ji ke den hai: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/xfyvmxYlkT
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
In parivaaron ke log Narendra Modi ji ke saath America, China jaate hain, unke jahaaaz mein baithte hain: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/XdnLxdda9i
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
8 November ke baad Rs 1200 crore ki toffee Modi ji ne Mallya ko di: Rahul Gandhi in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh pic.twitter.com/bXjdj1o911
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
#WATCH Modi Murdabad slogans should not be used in Congress meetings, as Modi is the PM.We will defeat him politically: Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/0KSL2HrNAI
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 19, 2016
Rahul added that the top 50 families of India travels with the prime minister on his foreign tours, while, he mocks the downtrodden and the working class sections of the society. Suggesting that not all black money is in cash, and not all cash is not black money, he called the rich thieves, and said they were smart enough to invest their money in real estate, land, gold and foreign accounts. Rahul questioned the prime minister for targeting only six percent of the total black money which is in the form of cash, while the rest of it is locked in gold, real estate and foreign bank accounts. He alleged that the government took the decision for the benefit of the “50 families”, who have taken loans worth Rs 1 lakh crore rupees from Public Sector Banks. Rahul criticised the Modi government for changing its goal regarding demonetisation, from fighting corruption to cashless economy. However, the Congress vice-president did add that the Congress is not against a cash less economy and would support any initiative against corruption that would be taken by the Modi government. At the rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Gandhi stopped people from hurling invective against Modi, saying he is the Prime Minister and “we must not say ‘murdabad’ (Down with) for anyone”. As Rahul began his speech at the public rally, some people from among the crowd shouted slogans against Modi. Rahul asked them not to do that. “We have differences of opinion with Modi and the BJP. Do not use the word ‘murdabad’… Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister. Political fight is there. “That is for the RSS people to say, not for us.” With inputs from agencies
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