PURI: BJP chief Amit Shah on Sunday claimed that Congress president Rahul Gandhi has realised that the grand old party is heading for a defeat in the upcoming polls with the announcement of a farmers’ income support initiative announced in the interim Budget.
He also sought to project the BJP as the champion of tribals, saying the Narendra Modi Government has raised budgetary allocation for their welfare to Rs 50,000 crore from Rs 30,700 crore made during the Congress-led UPA dispensation.
Addressing the valedictory session of the national convention of the BJP’s ST Morcha in this pilgrim town, Shah made a scathing attack on the Congress, dubbing it “anti-tribal, anti-farmer, anti-fishermen and anti-Dalit”.
The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi’ (PM-KISAN) initiative will pump in Rs 7.5 lakh crore in 10 years for farmers, much higher than the Rs 57,000 crore farm loan waiver during the UPA rule, the BJP chief said.
“When all members in Parliament cheered the announcement of PM-KISAN by thumping the desks, Rahul Gandhi looked extremely unhappy. Perhaps, he felt that the possibility of his party’s victory in polls ended with this farmer assistance announcement,” Shah said.
He said the Congress president could have shown some signs of happiness as the measure is going to benefit a large number of poor farmers. (AGENCIES)
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