New Delhi: Keeping up his combative stance on Land Acquisition Bill, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of being anti-farmers and pro-corporate. Taking a dig at Modi's suit which had his name written all over it, Rahul called the Central government a 'suit boot wali sarkar'.
Continuing from where he had stopped on Sunday at the Congress Kisan Khet Mazdoor rally in New Delhi, Rahul while speaking on the Land Acquisition Bill in the Lok Sabha took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government and said that the 'achche din' government has failed the country.
"The government is ignoring the plight of farmers and is not paying heed to the condition of labourers. Farmers are not getting credits in NDA's rule," Rahul said. "The government is weakening the farmers and will then strike them down with this ordinance," he added.
The Congress Vice President said Modi government is talking about weapons for defence forces but is ignoring the plight of farmers who have suffered heavy losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm.
This was Rahul's first appearance in the Budget Session of Parliament. He had taken a break and left the country for a sabbatical in mid February just before the start of Budget Session and came back on April 15.
He also advised Modi to speak to the affected farmers and get a ground report. "The Prime Minister should go out and speak to farmers. Why does not the PM himself visit the farmers and the see the ground reality?"
While Rahul was speaking in Parliament BJP MPs continuously took pot shots at him by continuously passing comments about his whereabouts during his mysterious leave.
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