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RAIPUR: In a scathing assault at the BJP, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the saffron celebration of taking the rustic against “risk” and stated that in conjunction with the RSS, it desires just one ideology to rule over all states, languages and historical past which will by no means occur.
Reiterating what he stated in Lok Sabha an afternoon in the past, Gandhi stated the “grave risk” is that the BJP is dividing the country into two international locations — one belonging to make a choice billionaires and the opposite to the crores of not unusual other people.
“I made a speech in Lok Sabha the day prior to this through which I talked in regards to the two-three demanding situations dealing with the rustic. The BJP and its ideology are taking our nation against risk. What’s the risk — the primary grave risk is that the BJP is dividing the rustic into two international locations,” he stated whilst addressing a serve as at Science Faculty floor in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur.
“One nation is of decided on billionaires, the place there’s the whole thing together with planes, wealth and prime generation, whilst the second is of crores of the folks of the rustic,” he stated.
“They believe that by means of making two international locations, the rustic which belongs to the deficient is powerless and can stay quiet. They believe the deficient of the rustic are afraid. However the deficient of the rustic don’t seem to be terrified of any person, slightly they’re those who’ve constructed the rustic,” Gandhi stated.
“If any person has taken India so far and ensured the growth, it isn’t a celebration, however the farmers, labourers and the deficient. So when it’s requested what has took place in 70 years, it’s an insult to farmers, their folks, labourers, and small businessmen, to not the Congress celebration,” he added.
He stated that the 100 wealthiest other people in India have more cash than 40 according to cent of the inhabitants.
“Whilst 40 according to cent battle with starvation and poverty, 5-10 capitalist pals of the top minister amass the entire wealth, we do not want a rustic like this. We will be able to now not permit the rustic to develop into so,” Gandhi asserted.
“If there’s growth on this nation – then everybody shall be a part of it, now not only a few industrialists. If there’s growth within the nation, then everybody will receive advantages,” he stated.
At the instance, Gandhi introduced the Chhattisgarh govt’s ‘Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhoomihin Krishi Majdoor Nyay Yojana’, beneath which landless labourers in rural spaces shall be given monetary help of Rs 6,000 according to yr in 3 installments. The primary installment of Rs 2,000 was once deposited into the accounts of just about 3.55 lakh landless households of labourers, barbers, blacksmiths, monks, wooded area produce creditors and shepherds, amongst others, at the instance beneath the scheme.
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He laid the root stone of a memorial right here that can space an everlasting flame at the traces of the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ as a tribute to infantrymen and safety workforce who’ve misplaced their lives within the line of responsibility.
Gandhi additionally laid the root stone of ‘Gandhi Sevagram’ ashram to be inbuilt Nava Raipur, very similar to the only in Wardha (Maharashtra). In his remarks, Gandhi stated this nation is sort of a bouquet and other people of various ideologies are living in it.
“The ideology, historical past, and tradition in a single state is other from that of the opposite. But when we are saying that there shall be just one ideology in the entire nation then it’ll be mistaken,” he stated including that this may hurt the rustic.
“The BJP and RSS need that just one ideology will have to rule over all states, languages, and historical past within the nation, which will by no means occur. For instance, other people of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh can’t inform other people of Chhattisgarh how they will have to are living, what will have to be the relation of tribals right here with forests, and what will have to be the relation of farmers right here with their land. Likewise, you can’t pass to Vidarbha and inform farmers there that ‘you will have to are living on this method,” the previous Congress leader stated.
That is the bouquet of our nation and this sense of affection and brotherhood, is what we name India, he stated. Gandhi alleged that the BJP has been “attacking this India” and the Congress will oppose this assault and can display them the “actual India”.
The Congress chief additionally accused the BJP of spreading hatred within the nation and making one faith battle with the opposite.
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“They’ve unfold hatred within the nation. They’re making one state battle with the opposite and one faith battle with the opposite faith. The powers outdoor India take a look at us and say that India is getting susceptible. The Chinese language military may just input Ladakh for the reason that BJP and our top minister stated after their access into our territory that nobody has entered,” he stated.
“Our paintings and the paintings of patriotism is to reinforce the rustic, lend a hand the deficient and unite the rustic, to not unfold hatred. So this can be a combat of ideology. This isn’t a battle between one celebration and the opposite,” he stated.
Gandhi praised the Chhattisgarh govt and stated it’s pleasant its guarantees.
Speaking about his promise of offering Rs 2,500 to farmers, the Lok Sabha member from Wayanad stated that the state govt had fulfilled the promise of paying the real quantity for farmers’ exhausting paintings to them.
He stated the state govt’s transfer to supply monetary help to landless labourers running in farms is a huge step against the welfare of the deficient and recommended the Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel to extend the volume to be given to labourers beneath the scheme.
In his remarks, Baghel stated that the state controlled to protect itself from the slowdown have an effect on because it adopted the directives of Rahul Gandhi to empower the hundreds by means of placing cash of their wallet.
Baghel stated that the farmers in Chhattisgarh have been content material at the same time as they have been protesting in different portions of India. He stated that another step has been taken against making Chhattisgarh a public welfare state.
Gandhi additionally introduced a espresso desk e-book “Jo Kaha So Kiya” at the achievements of the Chhattisgarh govt within the closing 3 years.
After an inspection of an exhibition at the construction within the state, Gandhi steered to the manager minister to take the “magic of Chhattisgarh” past the rustic in order that the arena will get the style of the state’s merchandise, wisdom, and historical past. Gandhi additionally attempted his hand at pottery and ‘charkha’.