Modi not fighting corruption, is corruption himself: Rahul


New Delhi, Mar 18 (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not fighting corruption but was "corruption himself" and under him, the country is controlled by "corrupt and powerful".

"The name Modi symbolises the collusion between India's biggest businessmen and the Prime Minister," Gandhi said while addressing the Congress's plenary session here.

Referring to the former Indian Premier Leagure (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi and diamond jeweller Nirav Modi, who are accused in different cases of fraud, he said that "Modi gives Modi Rs 30,000 crores of your money and in turn, Modi gives Modi money for marketing Modi and fighting elections".

Hitting out at the government over the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, Gandhi said: "Modi personally changed Rafale deal and bought 36 aircraft for the same price that we the Congress negotiated for 126."

"We paid Rs 570 crore per plane and Modi paid Rs 1,670 crore for the same plane. He paid Rs 1,100 crore more per plane.

"Forget fighter planes you cannot trust such a man to buy vegetables. Modi is not fighting corruption as Modi is corruption," he said, adding that under Modi, the "country is being controlled by the corrupt and the powerful".

Gandhi also equated the BJP and RSS with the "Kauravas" of the Hindu epic Mahabarata, saying they were designed to "fight for power".

"Centuries ago, there was huge battle on the field of Kurukshetra. The Kauravas were powerful and arrogant, while the Pandavas were humble and they fought for the truth

"Like the Kauravas, the BJP and the RSS are designed to fight for power, but like the Pandavas, the Congress is designed to fight for truth," he said.

Gandhi also said that people will accept that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is drunk with power "because they know what it is designed for".

Taking a potshot at BJP President Amit Shah without naming him he said: "They (the BJP) will accept a person with the murder charge as their party President."

"But in Congress... they know that its an organisation of truth," he said.

"India accepts the truth," the Congress President added.

Gandhi also alleged that the "BJP is a voice of an organisation" while the "Congress is the voice of the nation".

Taking a potshot at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the Congres leader said: "(Mahatma) Gandhi spent 15 years in jail and died for the nation. But India must never forget that while our leader slept on the floor in jail, (Vinayak Damodar) Savarkar wrote a letter to the British begging for mercy and clemency," he added.

  

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  • Hariprasad, Balkunje-Mulki

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    Modi's Fighting Corruption Program like a drunk getting his friend encouraging to drink.
    Its like black vessel making fun of the other(black vessel) for being ugly?
    Modiji makes money when corruption is propagated - more in his pocket.

    Rahul Bhai let him HAVE IT!

    Modiji was supposed to CLEAN GANGA but before that he has CLEAN the Nationalized BANKS!!!!!!

    Jai Congress

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  • Cyril, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    The truth whispered and the mystery revealed by RG.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    PAPPU has started bowling Bouncers to FEKU ...

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  • PEDDA GUNDA, MANGALURU

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    Rahul Baba dont talk like a loser ! you are the one given a chance to sit in the PM post which supposedly yours. And now war of words doesn't effect him or least bothered about that since he has got strong "BRAHMHAASTRA" mighty "RELIGION" with him at least. What you have got " MAA" - "GHADI" and BHANGLOW even you dont have leadership skills for that matter.

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  • Ramesh S, MANGALORE

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    ..look who is speaking, he himself out on bail in National Herald case..His trust was forced to return land acquired in Ameti, His family member caught in land grab case & forced by HC to return land....He was also out on bail on RSS defamation case..every other scamster where given undue help by Congress govt..even on the day of 2014 result then finance minister passed a bill which helped NIRAV MODI like men do scams..as far AMIT SHAH case is concerned truth out there, every one knows how fake cases filed, lies spread even now also..

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  • Sharat, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    What Rubbish...

    He don't have any kin... Like you.......

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    Hitler did not have kin. He had lust for power.

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  • Deepak, MANGALORE

    Sun, Mar 18 2018

    True fact .. why modi is not disclosing raffle deal. FEKU AND COMPANY LOOTING INDIA..... AND IN FRONT OF PEOPLE HE IS SHREDDING CROCODILE TEARS...

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