PM Narendra Modi helped Amit Shah’s son, not country’s youth: Rahul Gandhi

Prime minister Narendra Modi helped his friend Amit Shah’s son in his business but asked all other youth in the country to fend for themselves, Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged at a rally for tribals in his campaign tour in north Karnataka.

“The only business that thrives in India, which went from ₹50,000 to ₹80 crore is that of Amit Shah’s son. Modiji asks all youth in the country to start their own companies. He doesn’t want to give them jobs. But for his friend Amit Shah’s son, he helps him make it a great startup. He must explain to the people of Karnataka and India why this is so,” Gandhi said.

In a separate interaction with the media, he said: “RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should apologise (for stating that his organisation is in greater state of readiness than the Indian army to defend the country)”


Gandhi also took an indirect potshot at the Prime Minister by stopping by at a small stall in Kalmala of Raichur district and having a snack of the local equivalent of pakora — mirchi bhajji — and tea. The PM has often referred to his humble roots as a tea seller while mocking Gandhi as “Shahzada” (royal prince). He also said in a recent speech, in the context of providing jobs, that even pakoda sellers are entrepreneurs.

Enthused by the response he is getting at his rallies and from crowds along his route, Gandhi told about 500 farmers in an interaction on Sunday: “We will definitely come to power and we will look after the farmers and the poor.”

While assuring the massive tribal rally, he said: “We will give space to Adivasis, Dalits and the weaker sections in our government. We will leave no one behind.”