Gujarat polls: Rahul Gandhi promises loan waiver and free electricity to farmers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised loan waiver of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers of Gujarat LPG cylinder at Rs 500 instead of Rs 1000 free electricity to farmers and up to 300 units of free power to general consumers if his party comes to power in the stateAddressing the Congresss boothlevel workers at the Parivartan Sankalp Rally at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad Gandhi made a host of promises to people of Gujarat where the Assembly polls are due later this yearHe promised creation of 10 lakh new jobs building 3000 English medium schools free education to girls and Rs 5 per litre subsidy to milk producersHe said the Congress will focus on employment in Gujarat and will provide jobs to 10 lakh youthGandhi targeted the ruling BJP claiming that while it built the worlds tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat it worked against those for whom Patel lived and died forThe Gujarat Assembly elections are due in December this yearAlso Read BJPRSS spreading hatred and anger since 2014 Rahul GandhiEarlier the Arvind Kejriwalled Aam Aadmi Party AAP had also announced a number of sops and promised freebies if it comes to power in GujaratAddressing the rally on Monday Gandhi said The BJP government here will waive loans of top industrialists but have you ever heard that they have waived loans of farmers I promise to waive loans of up to Rs 3 lakh of each farmer after we come to power in GujaratHe also promised to provide people LPG cylinder at Rs 500 instead of its current price of Rs 1000Gandhi also promised free electricity to farmers and up to 300 units of free power to general consumers if the Congress comes to power in the stateHe claimed the BJP on one hand built the worlds tallest statue of Sardar Patel on the other hand it insulted himFor whom did Sardar Patel fight and why You built his statue but he was not just a human being he was the voice of farmers of Gujarat and India Whatever he said was for the benefit of the farmers of Gujarat and India Gandhi saidThree agricultural laws which were later repealed by the Narendra Modi government were meant to take away the rights of farmers he saidAlso Read Bharat Jodo Yatra is no Mann Ki Baat objective to convey peoples concerns to Delhi CongressFarmers from across the country came out on roads and the BJP says it fights for the rights of farmers On one hand they built the tallest statue of Sardar Patel and on the other hand they have attacked all those for whom Sardar Patel fought and sacrificed his entire life What is the meaning of the statue he wonderedGandhi claimed the BJP in Gujarat has captured all the institutions and the fight here is not between two political parties but with every institution which has been captured by the ruling partyHe also attacked the government over the recent seizure of large amount of drugs especially from Gujarats Mundra port and claimed the Gujarat model is that of the rule of threefour industrialistsThe government will give these industrialists as much land as they want within two minutes But when the poor and tribals request for a little portion of land with folded hands they will never get it he saidThis 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 Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever