The Congress on Tuesday defended social gathering chief and Chief of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi after the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) approached the Election Fee over his remarks about investments in Maharashtra being transferred to Gujarat.
The BJP had alleged that Rahul Gandhi was making an attempt to create enmity between states.
On Tuesday, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh advised ANI that a number of initiatives and investments meant for Maharashtra have been moved to Gujarat.
“What are they complaining about? What has Rahul Gandhi stated? Everybody has stated it. It has been printed in newspapers that a number of initiatives and investments that had been scheduled to come back to Maharashtra have been shifted by the PM to Gujarat. That’s what now we have stated, that you’ve got discriminated towards Maharashtra,” Ramesh advised the information company.
He added: “You (BJP) communicate of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas. So, convey improvement in all states.”
The Congress Normal Secretary in-charge for Communications and MP from Rajya Sabha additionally stated that individuals who need to spend money on Maharashtra should not be threatened to maneuver to Gujarat as a result of the previous state already has infrastructure in place.
“Those that need to spend money on Maharashtra, you possibly can’t threaten them and inform them to go to Gujarat. We are going to welcome if Gujarat will get investments for initiatives, however do not cease those that need to spend money on Maharashtra, which has the infrastructure in place. That is what Rahul Gandhi has stated, and the information can also be accessible on this,” he added.
Ramesh additionally expressed confidence of successful the upcoming meeting elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, saying that the social gathering and its alliance companions would get a transparent mandate.
“We’re assured that the general public will help us. The destructive political campaigning of BJP, particularly that of the PM, Amit Shah, UP CM and Assam CM who’re busy spreading communal poison will probably be rejected by the general public,” Ramesh advised the information company.
What BJP advised the Election Fee
On Monday, a delegation led by Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal met the ballot panel officers over remarks made by Rahul Gandhi on November 6 in Maharashtra.
“Rahul Gandhi tried to lie as soon as once more for the Maharashtra Election, he tried to pit states towards one another, he waved the Structure and lied once more that the BJP is about to destroy the Structure. That is false. We stated that this must be stopped,” Meghwal stated.
Meghwal stated the delegation additional advised the ballot governing physique that the Congress chief is “routine in doing this and isn’t deterring from this regardless of warnings and notices”. The BJP has requested for an FIR to be lodged towards Rahul underneath Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Part 353, he added.
