Prime Minister Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of 22 rich people in the last 10 years but could not give Rs 9,000 crore to Himachal Pradesh to deal with the disaster caused by monsoon rains last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday.
Rather than helping the hill state, Modi attempted to “steal” its elected government, Gandhi alleged and claimed that the prime minister “openly announced” at his rallies that he would topple the Congress regime in Himachal Pradesh.
The former Congress chief was referring to Modi’s speeches in Nahan and Mandi on Friday, in which the prime minister claimed that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh would not last long. Modi also alleged wrongful distribution of the central flood aid by the state government and promised action.
“The prime minister is saying he will bring down the Himachal Pradesh government by stealing, giving money and through corruption,” Gandhi said, alleging that “stolen” governments were formed in Goa, Arunachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
He was addressing poll rallies at Nahan and Una in Himachal Pradesh to garner support for the Congress candidates from Shimla and Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituencies, Vinod Sultanpuri and Satpal Raizada respectively, besides seeking votes for party candidates Rakesh Kalia and Vivek in the Gagret and Kutlehar Assembly bypolls.