Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying he sent his sister Priyanka Gandhi to visit Madhya Pradesh to save his face after the promises he made in the last assembly elections were not fulfilled by the Congress party. Speaking at a gathering in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra, Thakur said, “promises by Rahul Gandhi were not fulfilled by the Congress party so he sent his sister Priyanka Gandhi to save his face.”
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday visited Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur where she offered Narmada Pujan and participated in the aarti as well. She will also address a gathering in the city ahead of Assembly polls scheduled later this year.
“Priyanka has gone to visit Jabalpur, Rahul Gandhi too went there in 2017 and gave a guarantee that farmers loan will be waived and unemployment allowance will be given.”
“Congress formed a government in MP but neither allowance was given nor the loans were waived,” Thakur said during his address.
“I ask Priyanka Gandhi and the Congress party why farmers' loans were not waived and what new false promises they are going to make today.”
“Six months back, Congress in Himachal Pradesh said that it will give free 300 units of electricity and Rs 1500 in bank accounts of women in the state. Did you receive 1500 in bank accounts?”
“They come to power by giving hoax guarantees and then forget,” Thakur said, furthering his attack.
The Congress General Secretary garlanded the statue of Gond Rani Veerangana Rani Durgavati after Narmada Pujan in a bid to woo the tribal voters of the state. After garlanding the life-size statue of Durgavati in Bhanvartal Park, she met with the people of the tribal community.