In a strong rebuke directed at Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday questioned why the Congress leader had suddenly gone silent on his “Ambani-Adani” offensive since the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections.
“For five years, Congress’s ‘shehzade’ kept chanting one thing. After his Rafael issue got grounded, he started a new chant. Five industrialists, five industrialists, five industrialists. Gradually, he started saying Ambani-Adani. But ever since the elections were announced, he stopped abusing Ambani and Adani. Today, I want to ask from Telangana, he must declare how much money they have taken from Ambani, Adani? Was there a deal? Why did you stop abusing Ambani and Adani overnight? There is definitely something fishy going on. You abused them for five years and then it stopped overnight?” the Prime Minister said at a rally in Telangana.
However, hours after his claim, Rahul Gandhi, in a video message amid the Lok Sabha elections, said, “Modi ji, are you worried? Usually you talk about Ambani ji and Adani ji behind closed doors…for the first time you mentioned them in the public.”
He further said, “They made 22 millionaires, we will make crores of lakhpatis.”
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Watch: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi issues video message after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacks his party for their silence over Ambani-Adani issues. Gandhi says, “…we will make crores of lakhpatis.” @INCIndia @IYC @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/EJ1d7XgwAV
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The Prime Minister’s rebuttal is noteworthy because Rahul Gandhi has consistently accused the Narendra Modi government of favouring top industrialists.
The Congress leader has also stated that while the BJP government has created 22 Indian billionaires, the Congress aims to uplift millions of people out of poverty if it comes to power in these elections.
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The location of the Prime Minister’s response is also significant. Telangana, a Congress-ruled state, recently signed several MoUs with the Adani Group amounting to an investment of Rs 12,400 crore across various sectors.
The BJP has highlighted Rahul Gandhi’s repeated verbal attacks on wealth creators and top industrialists. In fact, former Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh, who recently joined the BJP, has claimed that the party leadership compelled him to speak against billionaire Gautam Adani.
“I was the one who addressed a press conference against Adani. But after a SEBI probe gave a clean chit to the Adani Group, I informed the senior party leaders to drop the matter. However, they did not cease,” he stated in an exclusive interview with NDTV.
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