Modi government trying to create monopolies, says Rahul Gandhi
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Modi government trying to create monopolies, says Rahul Gandhi
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NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Modi government of trying to create monopolies through a handful of crony capitalists “who are close to the PM and are owning this country”, calling the controversial farm laws as the first step in this direction. He said the ruling BJP has “captured and it controls” the institutions — free media, judiciary and Parliament — that the opposition requires to fight and the latter was being treated like “the British treated the brown-skinned people who were not allowed to speak”. Asked about the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee on farm laws, he said, “I don’t want to comment on the Supreme Court but the entire country is seeing the reality of the SC.” Underlining that all his previous warnings like on Corona or China had been mocked but they had come true, Rahul accused the Modi government of not “protecting the country”. “China is watching India’s weakness. China has a strategic vision to shape the world. India has no strategic vision. China has tested India twice — in Doklam and Ladakh. Its testing. If China is not given a clear message, if India does not make a strategy, China will not keep quiet and will exploit it. And when it does, it will hurt and the government will not be able to prevent it” he noted. To repeated questions about BJP President JP Nadda questioning his commitment to farmers, Rahul shot back, “Nadda was not there in Bhatta Prasaul, Modi was not there. Rahul was there. I did not see Nadda. But who is Nadda, is he my professor or country’s professor? Why should I keep answering him?”
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The Times of India
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2021-01-20
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India