New Delhi: Launching a vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged the country’s economy has collapsed.
Continuing his outburst, Gandhi said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre has destroyed the employment providing sectors.
“The economy of our country has collapsed. Unemployment and inflation have increased, these are the biggest issues in the country,” Gandhi said in Karnataka capital Begaluru, ANI reported.
“Even if the BJP wants, they can't provide jobs to people in India because they have destroyed the employment providing sectors,” he added.
Gandhi said that Karnataka has “always had the spirit” of the Congress Party.
“This is a natural state of the Congress. We should be very clear in our mind that we will get not less than 150 seats,” Gandhi said.
“We will bring Karnataka back on the track of development,” he added.
The Congress leader further it is “very easy to find out who is doing real work in Karnataka”.
“We should be deciding tickets based on the work that person is doing for the Congress,” said Gandhi.
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“We should not fight the election for a close result, we should fight to make a decisive government,” he added addressing the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Extended Executive meeting in Bengaluru.
Gandhi, who is presently on a two-day visit to the southern state, was accompanied by the Congress state unit president DK Shivakumar, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and other senior state party leaders.
“Our leader, our guiding light! Sri @RahulGandhi ji at the KPCC office,” DK Shivakumar tweeted.
“Lighting the lamp of hope. Sri @RahulGandhi ji initiating the events for the day at KPCC office,” he wrote on the micro-blogging platform.