Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi today alleged it was trying get back at him by creating hurdles in implementation of development schemes in his constituency and was hurting the interests of farmers and the poor with its actions.
As he wrapped up his three-day visit to Amethi, Mr. Gandhi continued his aggressive attack on the Prime Minister, saying his “suit-boot ki” government was only for a few industrialists and not for the poor.
“ Central government Amethi ke saath galat vyavhar kar rahi hai. Meine kaha he aap mujhse badla lena chahte hein to lein, koi problem nahi he. (Central government is treating Amethi badly. If you want to take revenge on me, you do it. I have no problem.)”
“But the poor and farmers of Amethi have done you no harm. They should be treated well,” he said.
“People’s representatives of all parties have complained that Centre is not cooperating in Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), Indira Awaas Yojana and other schemes being run here,” he said after attending district vigilance and monitoring committee meeting here.
During the two-hour-long meeting, Mr. Gandhi said that a probe should be held into works done under PMGSY in the past five years.
“Amethi is being ignored. Be it food park or other developmental schemes in the district. Centre is not cooperating and creating hurdles. I have said this earlier and reiterating it today also. The same happened to food park,” he said.
It was decided in the meeting that a letter should be written to the Centre asking it to “stop ignoring” his constituency.
On food park, he said, “It’s issue of development of Amethi and every citizen here will fight for it.”
Mr. Gandhi has written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking revival of the mega food park project in his constituency.
He also took stock of works done under MNREGA, irrigation and for setting up of lavatories.
Informed about “discrepancies” in enrolment of people in MNREGA, he asked the district administration for a report.
Mr. Gandhi also asked the district officials to hold such meetings regularly. --PTI
