Congress chief Rahul Gandhi narrowly prevented a mishap on Monday when a portion of the stage at an election rally in Paliganj, Bihar, caved in. Gandhi was campaigning for RJD president Lalu Prasad’s daughter, Misa Bharti, contesting the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat. Bharti was main Gandhi to his seat when part of the stage sagged, inflicting him to wrestle for stability. She rapidly grabbed his hand, serving to him regain stability. They had been seen reassuring safety personnel that he was unhurt.
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Taking a jibe at Modi’s “despatched by God” remark, Gandhi remarked in Paliganj, “After June 4, if ED asks Modi about corruption, he’ll say I do not know something… I used to be despatched by God.” He accused the Prime Minister of making 22 billionaires whereas the INDIA bloc authorities would create crores of millionaires. Gandhi additionally alleged that Modi waived loans price Rs 16 lakh crore of his billionaire mates, accusing him of taking cash from the poor to learn corporates who invested it overseas.
“This election is to save lots of the nation, save the structure, save democracy, and save reservation for the poor,” he mentioned, as per PTI.
Gandhi additionally promised that an I.N.D.I.A. bloc authorities would reopen closed industries and fill 30 lakh job vacancies.
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I.N.D.I.A. Would Scrap Agnipath Scheme If Voted To Energy: Rahul Gandhi
Earlier within the day, addressing a rally at Bakhtiyarpur, Rahul Gandhi introduced that the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, if voted to energy, would scrap the Agnipath scheme for recruitment within the defence providers and deposit Rs 8,500 month-to-month into each lady’s account. “The INDIA bloc, if voted to energy, will throw the Agnipath scheme into the dustbin. Modi Ji has turned troopers into labourers. The Centre has made two classes within the Military — Agniveer and the others. If an Agniveer will get injured or martyred, he’ll neither get a martyr standing nor compensation. Why this discrimination?” Gandhi mentioned, as quoted by PTI.
The Agnipath scheme, launched by the Narendra Modi authorities in 2022, recruits younger troopers, termed ‘Agniveers’, on a contractual foundation for 4 years, retiring 75 per cent of them with out sure advantages.
The previous Congress president additional promised monetary empowerment for ladies, stating, “From July, Rs 8,500 can be deposited in ladies’s accounts each month. This can change the monetary situation of each household.”
The rallies noticed the presence of distinguished INDIA bloc leaders, together with RJD chief and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, CPI (ML) Liberation normal secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, and VIP chief Mukesh Sahni.