• Rahul Gandhi, former Congress president, claimed that inflation and unemployment in India are missing from the BJP’s manifesto and PM Modi’s speech. [univarta.com]
  • He alleged that the BJP does not want to discuss the most important issues related to people’s lives. [univarta.com]
  • Gandhi said the Congress party’s plan is to recruit 30 lakh people and provide a guaranteed job of Rs 1 lakh per year to every educated youth. [univarta.com, updatenews360.com]
  • He claimed that if the Congress party comes to power, they will eradicate poverty in one stroke. [sathyamonline.com]
  • He leveled criticism at the central government over the Congress party’s frozen bank accounts and accused the BJP of receiving money from big industrialists through electoral bonds. [sathyamonline.com]
  • Gandhi alleged that corrupt individuals across the country are getting a clean chit from ‘Modi’s washing machine’ and accused the Modi government of being a corrupt government, and that the corruption is happening under the supervision of Prime Minister Modi. [sathyamonline.com]

PM Modi and BJP’s responses

  • PM Modi ridiculed the INDIA alliance and dubbed Rahul Gandhi as “Shaahi Jadoogar” (royal magician) for his promise to eradicate poverty with a single stroke. [timesofindia.indiatimes.com, newindianexpress.com, newsdrum.in, hindi.latestly.com, indiatvnews.com, ndtv.com, southlive.in, hindi.oneindia.com, ibc24.in, menafn.com]
  • Modi said the country does not take Rahul Gandhi seriously. [newsdrum.in]
  • Modi targeted the Congress party, saying its ‘shahi parivar’ (royal family) has been spreading hatred among the people. [menafn.com, newindianexpress.com]
  • Modi targeted the opposition INDIA bloc over one of its constituents being in favour of nuclear disarmament, saying they cannot protect the country. [newsdrum.in]
  • He talked about the BJP election manifesto and said he has promised to provide homes to the underprivileged people, and said his government has already started working on a plan for tribal communities. [menafn.com]

Opposition Parties’ Reactions

  • The opposition parties, including the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, have criticized the BJP’s election manifesto, calling it a “propaganda of lies” and a “fraud” manifesto. [keralakaumudi.com, m.punjabkesari.in]
  • The Congress party has called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s election manifesto a rhetoric ploy. [m.punjabkesari.in]
  • Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge said that Prime Minister Modi’s guarantee is a “warranty of jumlas” (rhetoric), as he has failed to fulfill the promises made earlier. [m.punjabkesari.in]
  • Kharge alleged that Prime Minister Modi has not done any significant work during his tenure that has benefited the people, the youth, and the farmers. [m.punjabkesari.in]
  • Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera claimed that Modi promised to eradicate poverty from 100 districts through a special package, but hunger index data reflects the reality. [m.punjabkesari.in]
  • The Congress leader said that the BJP’s manifesto should be renamed “Maafinama” (apology letter), and Modi should apologize to the country’s Dalits, farmers, youth, and tribals. [m.punjabkesari.in]

Sources:

  • Times of India (English)
  • The New Indian Express (English)
  • News Drum (English)
  • Hindi Latestly (Hindi)
  • India TV News (English)
  • NDTV (English)
  • South Live (English)
  • Hindi Oneindia (Hindi)
  • IBC24
  • MENAFN (English)
  • Keralakaumudi (Malayalam)
  • Punjab Kesari (Hindi)
  • ABP Live (English)
  • Update News 360 (English)
  • Sathya Online (English)
  • Jagran (Hindi)
  • Univarta (Hindi)

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