Dakor: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of talking only about himself during campaigning for the Gujarat polls.
Rahul, who began his second day of campaigning for the second phase polls after offering prayers at Lord Krishna's Ranchhod Raiji Mandir, claimed PM Modi frequently changed the election planks and now the Prime Minister was left with nothing to speak about.
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The BJP started its campaign on the issue of the Narmada. After 4-5 days, the public said they were not getting the river water, he said.
"The BJP took a right turn. It said the election will not be contested on Narmada... Let's contest it on the issue of other backward classes (OBCs). But then the OBCs said the BJP government did not do anything for them. After five-six days, the BJP made a sharp left turn and said it would take out development yatra and talk about 22 years of development," Rahul added.
He further said that he listened to the PM's speech on Saturday in which "Modi ji talked about Modi ji for 90 percent of the time... First right turn, then left turn, then apply brakes. The election is not about Modi ji, nor is it about me. It is neither about the BJP nor the Congress. This election is about the future of the people of Gujarat."
Criticising PM Modi over his election rallies which run parallel to his public meetings ahead of the second phase of the polls, Rahul accused the Prime Minister of not talking his future plans for the state and keeping mum on the issue of 'corruption'.
At the same time, he also questioned the PM Modi over his silence on the agitations by various communities, including Patels, Dalits, anganwadi workers, among others.
Gandhi said the truth had caught up with the BJP and it could go nowhere from here.
Rahul attacked PM Modi over demonetisation and GST, saying the note ban helped all 'thieves' convert their 'black money into white' and the 'Gabbar Singh Tax' destroyed small businesses and rendered one lakh people jobless.
The second and last phase of polling in Gujarat in 93 seats will be held on December 14 and the counting of votes is scheduled on December 18.
(With PTI inputs)
