Mumbai: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday intensified his party’s election campaign and promised to write off loans taken by farmers within ‘ten days’ if his party was voted to power.
Addressing a rally, Rahul Gandhi cited the examples of Congress-ruled states of Punjab and Karnataka where loans of farmers were waived to reaffirmed his party’s commitment in Chhattisgarh.
“The loan waiver will just be a beginning. The Congress government will stand with the farmers to meet all their essential needs, be it related to agriculture, accessing the best of health treatment in government hospitals or the higher educational and professional courses in state-owned colleges and universities,” he said.
He also promised action against people who misbehaved with farmers.
“Come what may, the Congress government will waive off all farm loan within 10 days of coming to power. I can guarantee you that it won’t take an eleventh day. No, this is not a gift or consolation to you, but actually your right. You are the power of the nation,” Gandhi said.
Rahul also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi run BJP government. The Congress president promised that his government will have food processing plants where the farmers will not just get the right price of their produce, but also lakhs of local youths will find scope of employment.
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