He also accused Modi of giving away Rs 10,000 crore of loan to Tata at a rate of 0.1 per cent for 25 years and said in contrast, the total budget allocation for education and health was just Rs 8,000 crore in Gujarat.
“There is one Nano company to whom they gave Rs 10,000 crore of loan at a rate of 0.1 per cent for 25 years. It is Tata whereas farmers are getting loan at rate between 12 and 14 per cent,” he alleged.
However, he praised Tata for “doing good work.” “I dont say that you do not help them or other industrialists. I am saying why you are helping only one company,” he said.
Rahul said the Centre allocated Rs 30,000 crore per annum udner UPA's flagship NREGA scheme.However, an amount equivalent to this scheme was doled out to Adani, he charged.
“Their only agenda is to see that only a limited number of people in this country should prosper whereas Congress wants inclusive and all round progress in which poor man's son runs business, farmer's child flies planes and leads a happy life”, he said.
“We want such a country where everyone dreams big and not only five or ten people including Adani,” he said.
Here are the live updates on Rahul Gandhi's speech in Bhatinda:
