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BJP, masters in corruption: Rahul
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BJP, masters in corruption: Rahul. He said the wall of poverty that stood before the poor needs to be broken for them to progress fast and promised that Congress will break this wall to take them forward.
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Banswara: Sharpening his attack on the BJP, Rahul Gandhi said there was only one thing it did better than Congress - corruption - and branded the opposition party as "masters" in it.
The Congress Vice President claimed that while Congress did better than BJP on all other fronts including development, it had surrendered before the opposition party on the corruption front.
"Today I can acknowledge one thing from this dais. They do only one thing better than us. They do corruption the best. One can see this in BJP-ruled states like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and others.
They are the masters in corruption and they are way ahead of us.
We surrender on this issue before them," he said at a poll meeting here.
Gandhi also hit out at BJP for not standing up for the rights of the poor, saying the opposition party while opposing various social sector schemes for welfare of the poor had said they were "a waste of money".
In his attempt to woo tribals here, the Congress leader claimed the Congress always stood up for the rights of not just the poor but also for tribals and Dalits.
Gandhi said elections were important, but people need to distinguish between two parties and their ideologies.
He said while the BJP made tall claims in their speeches, they never stood by the poor, while Congress thought about the poor and their welfare along with development.
He said the wall of poverty that stood before the poor needs to be broken for them to progress fast and promised that Congress will break this wall to take them forward.
Rahul said if youth join active politics, "one day one of you would become MLA, MP, Chief Minister or even Prime Minister".
To ensure that the underprivileged reaped harvest of growth, he said, "There is need to demolish the thick wall of poverty."
"Of course India wants infrastructure like better roads, rail links and airports, but poor people also need help and they should get the benefits and move forward," Rahul said at the rally in the tribal belt.
In a sharp attack on BJP, he said, "While Congress wants to help the poor by extending a supportive "hand" (Congress election symbol), the saffron party wants only development and does not care for poor...That is another difference between Congress and BJP."
Rahul said Congress wanted to empower tribals and the weaker sections of society by imparting free education, free meal, medicines and timely employment.
He highlighted Gehlot government's achievements and flagship schemes saying, Congress promised to provide 35 kg of foodgrains to BPL and APL families, barring those paying income tax, if voted back to power.
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