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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that several infrastructure projects such as ports, airports and defence contracts were “given to Adani” during the past 10 years. The Wayanad MP made the allegation at a poll rally in Telangana.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the ruling BJP of spreading false propaganda about the Congress manifesto and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ignoring the dignity of his post.
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Addressing the ‘Nyaya Sankalp Sabha’ organised in Kalasaha of Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency in support of her brother and Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi accused the BJP leaders of saying whatever comes to their mind so that the public’s attention gets diverted from the real issues.
The Congress also accused the Modi government of aiding “drain of wealth” from ordinary Indians to crony corporates, and said it will end this practice if it comes to power at the Centre.
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Meanwhile in Haryana, in light of the three Independent MLAs withdrawing support to the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana earlier this week, the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala wrote to the Governor saying that his party did not support the BJP government and was open to back any other political party in the State for government formation.
Taking strong exceptions to the remarks of former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on the recent terrorist attack in Poonch, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the Congress of politicising armed forces. Addressing public rally in Bhawanipatna, district headquarter town of in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, Mr. Singh said, “Congress has always resorted to politics of negativity. Recently, a group of terrorists attacked our armed forces in Kashmir. Mr. Channi termed it as election stunt. Does it mean we orchestrated terrorist attack on our army?”
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