New Delhi: The Prime Minister has reneged on public commitment he made to "politics of change, not revenge," Rahul Gandhi said in Parliament today, attacking the government over its decision to cancel a proposed food park in his constituency of Amethi.
This is the fourth statement made by the Congress Vice-President in the Lok Sabha since he reappeared after missing eight weeks of a crucial parliament session. Mr Gandhi's sabbatical exposed his party to much criticism and bolstered the perception that he is a reluctant politician; but he has, since his return, shown a new vigor exemplified partly with uncharacteristic participation in parliamentary debates.
"The PM gave a 52-minute speech in Amethi ahead of the national election," Mr Gandhi said. "I was impressed when he said he would deliver politics and policies guided by badlaav, not badlaa (change, not vendetta)...but that is exactly what he has done," the 44-year-old charged.
When the Congress-led coalition was in power, it had sanctioned a food-processing plant for Amethi; permission for the project has been cancelled by Mr Modi's government, reportedly because of ambiguities involving land clearances.
Mr Gandhi recently coined the praise "suit-boot ki sarkar" (government for the elite) to target Mr Modi's administration. The Congress, decimated in last year's election, appears somewhat re-energized with a new campaign to discredit the land reforms pitched by the PM as "anti-farmer."
This is the fourth statement made by the Congress Vice-President in the Lok Sabha since he reappeared after missing eight weeks of a crucial parliament session. Mr Gandhi's sabbatical exposed his party to much criticism and bolstered the perception that he is a reluctant politician; but he has, since his return, shown a new vigor exemplified partly with uncharacteristic participation in parliamentary debates.
"The PM gave a 52-minute speech in Amethi ahead of the national election," Mr Gandhi said. "I was impressed when he said he would deliver politics and policies guided by badlaav, not badlaa (change, not vendetta)...but that is exactly what he has done," the 44-year-old charged.
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When the Congress-led coalition was in power, it had sanctioned a food-processing plant for Amethi; permission for the project has been cancelled by Mr Modi's government, reportedly because of ambiguities involving land clearances.
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Mr Gandhi recently coined the praise "suit-boot ki sarkar" (government for the elite) to target Mr Modi's administration. The Congress, decimated in last year's election, appears somewhat re-energized with a new campaign to discredit the land reforms pitched by the PM as "anti-farmer."
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