“Modi for super rich”: Rahul Gandhi on PM’s Pre-Budget Meets

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday over his BJP government’s preparations for the Union Budget, which will likely be presented February 1

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday over his BJP government's preparations for the Union Budget, which will likely be presented February 1.

Taking to Twitter Rahul Gandhi alleged the Prime Minister's "most extensive budget consultation" was a smokescreen that hid the centre's lack of concern for hardships faced by large sections of the country, including farmers, women and students.

"PM Modi's 'most extensive' budget consultation ever is reserved for crony capitalist friends and the super-rich....

....He has no interest in the views or voices of our farmer, students, youth, women, government and public sector employees, small businessmen or middle-class tax payers," Rahul Gandhi said in his tweet.

This year's budget comes amid a huge slowdown in the economy that has affected jobs and consumption.

The government has forecast 5 per cent growth for the current fiscal - slower than the 6.8 per cent growth of 2018/19 and the slowest in 11 years - and earlier refused to release a report on consumer spending because of "data quality issues".


On Wednesday Rahul Gandhi came out in support of a nationwide strike by central trade unions who had slammed the Narendra Modi government for its "anti-people and anti-labour" policies.

The Congress leader also alleged the large-scale privatisation of public sector units (PSUs) like AIr India and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited was being done to benefit the Prime Minister's "crony capitalist friends".

With elections in the national capital now less than a month away, Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his attack on PM Modi and the BJP.

In a rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan last month the Lok Sabha MP accused the Prime Minister of "single-handedly" destroying the economy.

Harking back to PM Modi's contentious demonetisation programme, Rahul Gandhi linked its disastrous impact on the economy to the growth rate and recent price crises, such as the increase in cost of onions and tomatoes.

The PM met with some of the country's top economists at the Niti Aayog in Delhi yesterday.

The meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and other cabinet ministers but Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was absent.

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