Rahul attacks Modi on farmers’ plight

“PM sahib, explain why such step-motherly treatment with the farm labour,” the Congress vice-president asked as part of his ‘question-a-day’ campaign.

December 07, 2017 12:55 pm | Updated 01:02 pm IST - New Delhi

 Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi with children during a campaign meeting at Anjar in Kutch district of Gujarat on December 5, 2017.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi with children during a campaign meeting at Anjar in Kutch district of Gujarat on December 5, 2017.

Taking forward his ‘question-a-day’ campaign, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on December 7 targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the problems afflicting the farm sector and farmers.

Asking his 9th question in the series, he asked, “Neither loan waiver, nor remunerative price for produce, neither received crop insurance benefit, nor were tubewells installed.”

The Congress leader also used the ‘Gabbar’ jibe to target the Prime Minister. “Agriculture hit by Gabbar Singh, land snatched and the (Annadatta) farmer was rendered useless. PM sahib , explain why such step-motherly treatment with the farm labour?” he said on Twitter.

Mr. Gandhi had earlier termed the Goods and Services Tax as Gabbar Singh Tax to attack the government.

Under the ongoing offensive, the Congress leader is using the tagline 22 saal ka hisab, Gujarat maange jawab (22 years of account, Gujarat demands answers), in the run-up to Gujarat elections starting December 9.

The Congress vice-president has been tweeting to pose daily questions to the Prime Minister over the performance of the BJP in Gujarat and its “unkept” promises over the past 22 years of its rule in the State.

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