Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over Union minister's son's video

Madhya Pradesh Election 2023Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed a video showed the son of a Union minister stealing money of farmers the poor and labourers and asked if the Narendra Modi government had sent the Enforcement Directorate Central Bureau of Investigation and the Income Tax department to probe reported news agency PTIGandhi was speaking in Harda as part of his partys campaign for the November 17 Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh Results will be declared on December 3The BJP government in MP works on 50 per cent commission cuts and kickbacksand indulges in corruption in everything Rahul Gandhi told the gathering reported PTIYou must have seen the video of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomars son who is stealing money of farmers the poor and labourers without hiding it without fear and openly on a video call Has Modiji taken any action Has ED CBI IT department taken action he askedThe Union ministers son has claimed the video is fake and has also got an FIR registered against unidentified persons in this connectionSpeaking on the collapse of the Kamal Nath dispensation in March 2020 Gandhi said the BJP in collusion with big industrialists brought down the Congress government of farmers labourers and small shop owners after it started work on waiving loans of 27 lakh farmersHe said 18000 farmers had committed suicide under BJP rule in the state because of debtDemonetisation was carried out for the benefit of industrialists like Gautam Adani while it severely hit small shop owners and the common citizens of the country he alleged reported PTIEmployment is provided by small traders and businesses and not by big industries he said adding the BJP government said demonetisation would curb the menace of black money but nothing of the sort happened reported PTIGandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying openly about setting up 500 factories in the state reported PTIHe hailed welfare steps taken by the Congress government in neighbouring Chhattisgarh and said these would be implemented in MP as well after his party forms governmentSlamming the BJP further he said the ruling party refers to tribals as vanvasi or forestdwellers while the correct term is Adivasi or original inhabitants which the Congress usesMentioning the Sidhi case which hit national headlines and caused immense outrage across the nation Gandhi said Have you seen any BJP leader urinating on an animal But a BJP leader urinated on the face of a tribal man shot a video and made it viral They are shameless Their thinking is hidden in this videoWhile the Congress wants children from tribal communities to become doctors engineers lawyers and industrialists the BJP wants to keep them away from English education Gandhi claimed reported PTIThe BJP leaders want their sons and daughters to study English but they want tribals to stay away Gandhi said while mentioning several jobs where English is requiredGandhi promised his party government will provide LPG cylinder at Rs 500 waive farmers loans up to Rs 2 lakh will pay minimum support price MSP of Rs 2600 for wheat which will go up to Rs 3000 and free electricity up to 100 units reported PTIGandhi is scheduled to take part in a road show in Bhopal and a corner meeting in Narela in the state capital later in the evening reported PTIWith inputs from PTI