BJP divided house in Rajasthan: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday targeted the Narendra Modi government saying its sole focus is on clinging to power rather than public welfare as her party presented a united face in pollbound Rajasthan with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot sharing the daisAddressing a public meeting in Sikrai in Dausa district the Congress general secretary also accused the BJPled central government of working for its industrialist friendsPeople should ask BJP leaders as to why they talk about religion and caste rather than issues of development during elections she said upping the ante against the saffron party in runup to the November 25 pollsAt the rally part of the Congress series of programmes to be organised over the issue of the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project ERCP the party presented a united face with Vadra Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot talking about unityThe BJP is facing division whereas the Congress is united and is sitting on the stage together Vadra saidTargeting the BJP for saying that it is contesting the Rajasthan assembly elections on Narendra Modis face Vadra asked if he would quit as the prime minister and become the chief minister of RajasthanThe focus of Modiji and the BJP is not on your wellbeing Vadra told the gathering How to remain in power how to strengthen themselves this is their only goal and their focus is on this only It has become their policy to take money out of poor peoples pockets and give it to big industrialistsHow many schemes did the BJP launch in the state when it was in power she askedWhenever elections come they BJP leaders talk about religion and caste No Indian can deny the issue of protection of religion and advancement of religion It is something all of us are emotionally attached with but it will have to be understood carefully as to why they talk about it only at the time of elections and why development is not being talked about the Congress general secretary saidShe also highlighted the decision of some nonBJPruled states to revert to the Old Pension Scheme Vadra said BJP announces welfare schemes under pressure after Congress governments implement such measuresShe alleged PM Modis arrogance has led to infighting in the BJP Rajasthan saying Kahin ki eent kahin ka roda Bhanumati ne kunba joda Modiji ke ahankaar ne kunba todaThis loosely suggests BJP leaders managed to cobble together a party but even that stands dismantled due to PM Modis arroganceThe BJP is not thinking about you Selfishness prevails there All their leaders are declaring themselves chief ministers she allegedLashing out at the Modi government for introducing the Agnipath scheme for recruitment of armed forces soldiers she said this has been brought at a time when the countrys unemployment rate is highest in 45 yearsWherever I go youths tell me that they are not interested in preparing for army recruitment now Perhaps the number of applications would be very low this year she said adding the Modi government has pushed their future in the dark by bringing the schemeToday the entire BJP party is scattered there is no sign of unity he said asserting that the Congress is sitting unitedly on the stageThere is experience of Gehlot ji his desire to work day and night for you and his efforts to bring schemes for you Also there is young leader Sachin Pilot who works hard everyday for your future The Congress party is dedicated to you It wants Rajasthan to become strong she saidGehlot and Pilot who have been at loggerheads over the leadership issue in the state were present on the stage alongside other leadersThe two addressed the gathering before Vadras speech and both of them gave the message of intraparty unityAt a press conference in Delhi on Thursday Chief Minister Gehlot said that he had not opposed giving tickets to Pilots supporters Hours after this statement Sachin Pilot said he had not opposed the nomination of any winnable candidate including those accused of indiscipline in September last yearIf there are any difference big or small forget them Pilot told the rally on Friday Talk about love happened yesterday and is being discussed today also BJP people are worried and nervous They do not know whom to filed and from where They know we the Congress all are fighting the elections unitedly he saidIn his address after Pilot Gehlot said the election would be contested on the performance of the governmentReferring to various guarantees given by his government he said now guaranteebased governance will be given to peopleReferring to Pilots speech he said Pilot ji was saying now that by forgetting all differences you will have to understand how to form the government of Congress This election will decide the future of Congress and the countryThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text 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