Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh of re-inaugurating projects launched by the previous UPA dispensation in his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi.
I am happy to note that our BJP friends are out to re-inaugurate these projects started by us...but I am happy that we initiated these works for the people of Amethi.
He was having an informal chat with newspersons in Tiloi, on the second day of his three-day visit here.
Giving details of the works done by him, the Congress MP mentioned projects like a hospital worth Rs 90 crore, FM radio, sainik school, Rajiv Gandhi aviation university at Fursatganj and Institute of Hotel Management.
He also named the projects like Central school at Jais, Amethi-Uchahar new rail line, doubling of Rae Bareli-Amethi rail line, multi-functional complex at the railway station, four-laning of Lucknow-Sultanpur NH 56, bypass of NH and six national highways through Amethi.
"These are our works," he asserted.
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi again, Gandhi said:
The BJP government has completed three-and-a-half years and has only one-and-a-half years left. The Prime Minister should now work for employment generation and for farmers.
On Wednesday, Gandhi criticised the Modi government over the issue of unemployment and farmers' problems.
On a visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi, Rahul said the prime minister should say if he is unable to address the problems like unemployment and the Congress will come and do it in six months.
Farmers and youth are the two main issues concerning India and if Modiji cannot address these, he should say so and the Congress will come and do it in six months...Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to stop wasting time of the countrymen and start giving employment to the youth as promised.
"The youth of the country feel they are not getting opportunity to work for the nation...their anger is increasing and...the farmers are committing suicide", he said.
Blaming the BJP for ignoring schemes like food park and others projects meant for the development of Amethi, he said, "It is unfortunate that the BJP has harmed the interest of people of Amethi...this is wrong. Their (BJP's) thinking is like this only...but I will fight for you all".
Referring to schemes such as ‘Make in India’ and start-up campaigns, Rahul said these will have no meaning if there is no talk about 'Make in Amethi' and 'Make in UP'.
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