RSS-BJP attacking constitution: Rahul Gandhi

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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the RSS-BJP of attacking the Constitution and said the Modi government was working for a handful of industrialists and ignoring interests of the poor, especially the socially backward sections.

Addressing the Congress' Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan, rally at Mhow, the birthplace of BR Ambedkar, Gandhi repeated the Congress resolve to conduct a nationwide caste census and lift the 50% cap on reservation if the party comes to power.


Alleging that the goods and services tax (GST) regime and demonetisation were meant to hit the poor and claiming that there would be no employment for the ordinary people when industrialists get richer, he said, "Don't forget that the more Adani and Ambani grow, the more money these billionaires get, the fewer jobs your children will get. Demonetisation and GST are weapons to eliminate India's poor population. Common people pay the same amount of GST as Adani-Ambani pays. Narendra Modi waived ₹16 lakh crore of billionaires' loans. But were the debts of farmers, labourers and students waived?"