SHIVAMOGGA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “always talking about himself” during his rallies and said that the latter should understand that the Karnataka election was not about him.
Addressing a rally at Thirthahalli, where Kimmane Ratnakar is taking on Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, the Congress leader said, “This governmnet of the BJP is a stolen government. The BJP stole it three years ago by destroying democracy. Why is the PM Modi not speaking about the corruption done by this government? He should tell what steps he has taken to stop corruption in Karnataka”.
Rahul Gandhi recalled that PM Modi had said that he was “abused 91 times.” During a public meeting at Humnabad in Bidar district recently, PM Modi said that Congress has abused him 91 times.
“He is not saying anything about Karnataka. The question is not about PM Modi. It is about the people of the state of Karnataka,” Rahul Gandhi said, noting that Modi did not discuss any issue about the state during his rally. “Please tell the people of the state what you are going to do for the state for the next five years,” asked Rahul Gandhi. “Please accept that your government in the state took 40 per cent commission during the last three and half years”, the Congress leader said.
Taking potshots at the ruling BJP, Rahul Gandhi said if it returns to power in the state, then the party will increase the rate of commission from 40 per cent to 50 per cent”. He said there is not only PM Narendra Modi in this world, “There are other people also. Talk about Youth. Talk about your leaders,” he said. “You talk for 70 per cent of the time about yourself and the rest of 30 per cent talk about the people of the Karnataka”, the Gandhi scion said.
Geetha Shivarajkumar, wife of actor Shivarajkumar, her brother Madhu Bangarappa also shared the stage with Rahul Gandhi. Shivarajkumar and Geetha also addressed the gathering. (With agency inputs)