Rahul Gandhi, the Congress vice president, made his first speech in Parliament on Monday since his return from sabbatical. He attacked the Modi government on the land bill and said that the government had failed the farmers.
Here are top quotes from his Lok Sabha speech:
1) Everything has been built on the foundations built by farmers
2) In our time agriculture grew, average increase in credit was 20 per cent each year. “Ache Din” govt has given only an increase of 5 per cent.
3) Their achche din govt (not my term, their term) has failed the people
4) You talk about strengthening the country, but what is the result of all this?
5) Your PM said he will look out for the farmers. How will you strengthen the country when the foundation is the farmers?
6) I’d like to praise Mr Gadkari, he speaks the truth, speaks his heart. He said that farmers shouldn’t rely on God or this govt.
7) How much area has been affected by unseasonal rain? Are the experts right, is the PM right or is the agricultural ministry right?
8) You know as well as I do, that the current government is a government that works for industrialists. It is the government of corporates, of big people, of suit-boot.
9) You talk about defence, about fighter planes but don't talk about the 60% of this country
