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Rahul Gandhi Day 2 in Gujarat LIVE updates: In Vadodara, Congress V-P might meet displaced populace of Narmada Dam

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Rahul Gandhi Day 2 in Gujarat LIVE updates: In Vadodara, Congress V-P might meet displaced populace of Narmada Dam

  • 10:26 (IST)

    Private sector in Gujarat is a monopoly, says Rahul

    "The private sector in Gujarat is a monopoly. At least 90% privatisation in technical education," Rahul told students on Tuesday. 

  • 10:24 (IST)

    Will bring back focus on knowledge, says Rahul Gandhi

    "Education is important . But if you run educational institutions only for profit, then it will not benefit students. The reason why IITs are successful is because they are not run for profits. The focus is not profit. My government in Gujarat will help bring the focus back on education and not on profit," Rahul Gandhi told students during an interaction in Vadodara. 

  • 10:19 (IST)

    Watch: Rahul Gandhi is interacting with students

  • 10:17 (IST)

    Recap: Rahul Gandhi contemplates on Congress' policy on small and medium scale industry

  • 10:15 (IST)

    Felt bad after seeing LTTE chief Prabhakaran's body, says Rahul Gandhi

  • 10:10 (IST)

    Watch: Rahul Gandhi speaks over how Congress will tackle inflation problem

  • 10:09 (IST)

    Watch: Congress' Navsarjan Yatra song

  • 10:05 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi targets Narendra Modi over Jay Shah's business irregularities

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a media report which had claimed that a company owned by BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay had recorded huge increase in turnover after the saffron party came to power in 2014.

  • 09:50 (IST)

    Updates for 10 October 2017 begin

  • 19:45 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi reaches Asodar

  • 19:24 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi slams BJP on bad loans, says why a farmer was called a defaulter but an industrialist a nonperforming asset

    Targeting BJP-led central government on loans, Gandhi said, “Modi govt’s new model is a model for industrialists. When poor farmers fail to pay their loans, Modi ji calls them defaulters... BJP refuses to waive off their loans saying they shouldn't be taught to become habitual defaulters. But when industrialists like Mallya don't pay back their loans they are called non-performing assets.

    "Loans given to poor is their right, not a gift. In case the Congress comes to power, we will give loans to the poor, farmers, women, who Modi govt ignores,” Gandhi said. 

  • 19:18 (IST)

    Five-ten industrialists run Gujarat govt 

    Rahul Gandhi slammed the state government accusingit of crony capoitalism. "The Gujarat government's doors are closed for the poor adn farmers. Only five to ten industrialists are running the government," Gandhi said.

    He also brought up the inflation issue, alleging that the Modi government failed to check the rise in fuel prices. "Ghar chalane ka kharch badha ya kam hua (Has your monthly budget increased or decreased)," Gandhi asked amid a cheering crowd. 

  • 18:41 (IST)

    With unemployment on agenda, Rahul Gandhi plans to woo Gujarat youth

    Rahu Gandhi attacked the government over its failure to create jobs. India, he said, is competing with China these days. China creates 50,000 jobs every day, but the country under the Modi government is able to generate just 450 jobs per day, he said.

     
     
    "This is because their focus is on development of 100 big industries. When the Congress comes to power, it will develop small and medium scale industries which can create many more jobs," Gandhi said. 

  • 18:28 (IST)

    'Modi cannot nullify past 70 years of India's journey'

    Hitting out at Narendra Modi for denying the development done during Congress rule in India, Rahul Gandhi said that India's journey in the past 70 years has been too great to be one party's property. He said that the progress made in those years should be accredited to the people of India, and by denying it, Modi was insulting the contributions made by your families and forefathers. 

    He also said that Atal Bihar Vajpayee too had not denied the development work done during the years that Congress was in power. 

  • On Gujarat visit, Rahul Gandhi seeks to directly reach out to the people

    Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi mingled freely with the crowds, held meeting with village milk cooperatives as well as interacted with rural women in the central Gujarat region of Kheda and Anand.

    Emerging from a meeting of milk cooperative women in Borsad town, he asked a three year old girl Devanshi why was she crying and she murmured, “bhukh laagi chhey (I am hungry)”. He gave the girl a chocolate. 

    He then walked with the child holding her finger through the crowd, while her mother Minalben held the other hand. Minalben is a member of the Sojitra taluka (tehsil) panchayat. 

  • 16:41 (IST)

    Watch: Rahul Gandhi's address at Nadiad village

  • 16:39 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi's 'man ki baat' radio address, says we believe in listening

    Mocking Narendra Modi’s monthly radio address to the nation Mann ki Baat, the Rahul Gandhi said, “Hum apko apne mann ki baat nahi batayenge, hum apki mann ki baat sunenge (We won’t tell you how we feel, we will listen to what you have to say.)

  • 16:35 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi in Petlad village

  • 16:14 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi, Amit Shah over son's business earnings

    Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of crony capitalism, and hit out at BJP chief Amit Shah over allegations that his son's business fortunes soared after the NDA government came to power in New Delhi. Addressing enthusiastic crowds in Nadiad in central Gujarat, on the second phase of his party's Navsarjan Yatra in the poll-bound state, Gandhi took pot shots at the Modi government as the gathering cheered loudly.

    "When it comes to helping, they help only a handful of industrialists. For 10-12 years, Amit Shah's son's company had nothing, but started earning only after 2014. 'Ajeeb duniya hain' (It's a strange world). He (Jay Shah) started with Rs 50,000, and in a year it jumped to Rs 80 crore. This is 'Start Up India', 'Make in India'," he said, mocking the Prime Minister's pet schemes.

  • 16:01 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to Sardar Vallabbhai Patel in Naidad

  • 14:59 (IST)

    After visiting Santram Mandir, Rahul addressed a corner meeting at Nadiad in Kheda

  • 14:53 (IST)

    Continuing on his visit, Rahul visited the birthplace of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Kheda

  • Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi's anti-corruption slogan over Jay Shah's business dealings

    Urging the crowd to repeat after him, Rahul raised slogans mocking Modi's popular 'na khaunga na khane dunga,' rallying cry. "For 10-12 years, Amit Shah's son's company has been into existence, but it starts earning only after 2014. Isn't it a strange world," Rahul said. 

    "Na khaunga, na khaney dunga. Kahan gaya chowkidar? Ye hain Gujarat ki sachchai (Neither will I indulge in corruption nor will I let anyone else do it, Modi would say.. but this is the reality of Gujarat)," Rahul said. 

  • Rahul Gandhi fires fresh salvo at Modi govt over unemployment

    Targetting the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, Rahul claimed that unemployment is one of the biggest problems in India and the BJP has failed to keep its promises. 

    "Chhappan ki chhaati hain, mein Akela rozgar dunga. Kisiko kuchh nahi karna padega (Whatever happened to the 56-inch-chest. He said I will create jobs all by myslef.)," Rahul said. 

    He also added that every 24 hours, 30,000 unemployed youth enter the job market, of which only 450 get jobs. 

  • 13:47 (IST)

    Rahul interacted closely with villagers and sarpanches

    During the first phase of his yatra, Rahul tried to portray himself as an approachable leader before the crowds. He rode a bullock cart, sat on a dholiya (a traditional charpoy), had tea in a tansali (a utensil made of brass and bronze) with the family of a Congress leader, and closely interacted with villagers and sarpanches, reported The Indian Express

  • 13:28 (IST)

    Images of Rahul's address at the public meeting at Khatraj Chokdi in Kheda

  • Rahul being welcomed by enthusiastic crowds

    Enthusiastic crowds have welcomed Rahul in Central Gujarat's Charotar region. The BJP and Congress are evenly placed in this region. A spirited Rahul is giving flying kisses to crowds as they lap them up with applause.

    The Congress lost two of its senior legislators, Shankersinh Vaghela and Ramsinh Parmar, during the run-up to the August Rajya Sabha elections.

  • Rahul reaches Santram Temple

    Rahul has reached the historic Santram Temple in Nadiad in central Gujarat.

    He is scheduled to interact with workers at the Amul dairy plant later in the day.

  • 13:04 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi being welcomed by welcomed by Congress leaders at Ahmedabad airport

  • 12:54 (IST)

    Mani Shankar Aiyar says that only Sonia or Rahul can be party president

    Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Sunday said that only mother and son (Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi) can acquire the post of party president. "I think only two people can be Congress President - mother or son. Rahul has already said he is ready to contest the election" Aiyer told ANI.

    The Delhi unit of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) passed a resolution on Saturday requesting vice-president Rahul Gandhi to take over as party president.

  • 12:38 (IST)

    Gandhi calls out Narendra Modi on Jay Shah's business dealings, asks "were you gatekeeper or participant?"

  • 12:31 (IST)

    Gandhi has been under attack by the BJP

    Union minister Giriraj Singh targeted Rahul Gandhi claiming the Congress vice-president did not have knowledge of the history or geography of the country and was only fond of reading scripts.

    "Like film actors, Rahul is fond of reading written scripts. He does not have knowledge of history and geography of India," Singh, the minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises, told reporters.

  • 12:28 (IST)

    "We brought land acquisition law"

    'The government has been focusing only on 10-15 people and not on the masses. They steal land whenever they want and do it in two minutes. We fought for the landholders by bringing the land acquisition law but you don't get its benefit in Gujarat,' says Rahul Gandhi.

    'The poor people must pay for education in schools and colleges. If you are poor then doors of colleges are closed. Similarly, in hospitals, you must pay to get treated,' he added.

  • 12:17 (IST)

    "What happened to development in Gujarat? It went mad after listening to lies"

  • 12:12 (IST)

    Biggest challenge is that of employment

    Gandhi says that the biggest challenge facing the country is that of employment. He said that every 24 hours, 30,000 young men embark on a job hunt and now there is an army of the unemployed.

    Out of the 30,000, only 450 are given jobs by the Modi government. He says that we are competing with China who gives employment to 50,000 people everyday.

  • 12:07 (IST)

    Gandhi insists that Narendra Modi's Gujarat model has failed

  • 12:05 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi insists that the Congress government will do every little work only after listening to the people

  • 12:04 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi attacks the Modi government

    Gandhi says that the government could have asked any poor person about the effect demonetisation would have on the poor. It caused harm to many lakhs of people.

    He says that if Congress comes to power in Gujarat, they will not tell you their "mann ki baat", but will ask you about your "mann ki baat". He insists that they will listen to the underprivileged.

  • 11:56 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi attacks the Narendra Modi government on economic issues of demonetisation and employment

  • 11:55 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi starts speaking in Gujarat's Kheda

  • 11:39 (IST)

    Tv9Gujarati is reporting that Gandhi's Hathijan rally has been cancelled. He will instead address a rally at Khatraj chokdi and then start his road show from Hathijan circle

  • 11:31 (IST)

    Tv9 Gujarati reports that Gandhi has reached Hathijan Circle and is greeting supporters

  • 11:28 (IST)

    After three successive defeats in Gujarat in 2003, 2007 and 2012, the Congress is aiming to reverse course, a task perhaps made a tad easier in light of the fact that Modi no longer stands as a chief ministerial candidate for BJP.

  • 11:21 (IST)

    The schedule Rahul Gandhi will follow on the first day of his Navsarjan Yatra in Gujarat

  • 11:19 (IST)

    Rahul Gandhi reaches Ahmedabad and is received by Ashok Gehlot, Ahmed Patel and Bharat Solanki.

On a tour of Gujarat, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a media report which had claimed that a company owned by BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay had recorded huge increase in turnover after the saffron party came to power in 2014.

"Where has the chowkidar (watchman) gone," Gandhi asked, apparently referring to Modi's earlier statement that he does not want to behave like a prime minister but a 'chowkidar' (watchman) of the country's wealth.

The Congress vice-president, who began the second leg of his campaign tour in poll-bound home state of Modi, raked up the issue to target the prime minister as also Shah at about 10 small and big public meetings that he addressed throughout the day.

He also cajoled the media to ask questions without fearing Modi and Shah.

Rahul, who landed at Ahmedabad airport this morning, travelled to the Hatijan area of the city from where he started his tour in a specially designed bus. He travelled from Ahmedabad to Vadodara, addressing small and big public gatherings at around 10 places in the day.

Referring to newspaper reports which quoted a news website The Wire, Gandhi said the company owned by Shah's son grew 16,000 times in a short span.

File image of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. PTI

File image of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. PTI

"This is a strange world. In 2014, the company was nothing. Modi ji came (to power in 2014) and launched 'Start up India', 'Make in India', then introduced demonetisation and GST. This destroyed small businessmen and farmers," Gandhi told a gathering at Kamla village in Kheda district.

"But from this fire, one company comes up. It was nothing in 2014 but in a few months it became so big that this company's worth of Rs 50,000 rose to Rs 80 crore," he said.

Mentioning the entrepreneurial skills of Gujaratis for which they are well known, Gandhi asked whether they can do such thing.

Recalling Modi's assertion that he would neither engage in corruption nor allow it to happen, the Congress leader said, "Now when Amit Shah's son's company has grown 16,000 times, Modi ji has gone silent."

"Modi ji had also said another thing (before the elections) that he does not want to become prime minister and be the 'chowkidar' (watchman) of the country's wealth. Now, where has the chowkidar gone?" Rahul asked.

In his brief interaction with the media, he was asked about his Gujarat campaign tour.

"Why don't you media ask question to Narendra Modi? Why don't you ask this thing to Amit Shah? Are you afraid of them. Have some courage to ask them such questions," he said.

The Congress vice-president also hit out at the NDA government over the state of economy, and demanded that the rates under the Goods and Services Tax not exceed 18 percent.

"In spite of our request to the Centre, they are charging rates of over 18 per cent under the GST...They should revert to the 18 per cent tax slab," Rahul said, adding high taxes have ruined many businesses.

Demonetisation resulted in loss of business of many small traders, he said.

The famed Gujarat model of development had failed, the Congress leader said.

"Modi and the people of Gujarat know that the so-called Gujarat model has failed. If we come to power, we will propagate the old Gujarat model under which cooperative societies like Amul developed," he said.

Rahul also attacked the government over its failure to create jobs.

India, he said, is competing with China these days. China creates 50,000 jobs every day, but India under the Modi government is able to generate just 450 jobs per day, he said.

"This is because their focus is on development of 100 big industries. When the Congress comes to power, it will develop small and medium scale industries which can create many more jobs," Rahul said.

 

With inputs from PTI


Published Date: Oct 10, 2017 09:51 am | Updated Date: Oct 10, 2017 10:26 am


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