Modi govt waived off 3.5 lakh cr debt for industrialists, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Friday mocked the Modi government for announcing support of ₹6,000 per year to small and marginal farmers when it "wrote off" ₹3.5 lakh crore loans of 15 big industrialists.

Gandhi also reiterated that the PMO was directly involved in conducting negotiations with the French side on the Rafale deal.

The Congress would ensure minimum income guarantee for the poor if elected to power after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, he said.

Addressing a Kisan Aabhar Sammelan (thanksgiving rally) here, the Congress president said that the BJP hailed the announcement of the cash support for farmers in the Lok Sabha when the interim Union Budget 2019-20 was presented.

"They were hailing the decision, but announced only ₹17 assistance per day to farmersOn one hand, the government wrote off ₹3.5 lakh crore loans of 15 big industrialists, but gave ₹ 17 per day to farmers.

"If you divide that amount further, it comes down ₹3.5 per person," Congress President informed gathering.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath was also present on the occasion