Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, along with Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, attended second day of the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) convention at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad. (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2025-04-09 02:50 PM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
Congress President Malikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he would sell the country one day
Speaking at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session in Ahmedabad, Kharge said that a monopoly had been installed in the country's economy, and public property was being handed over to private lands
"Monopoly is being installed in the country's economy... public properties are being handed over to private lands. The reservation of EWS has been hit. They do not want to provide jobs... they are selling the public sector one by one and helping their friends. If this works, then one day, the Modi government and Modi himself will sell this country. Modi is finishing the public sector factories that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru built. What are you and I doing for the country? What do we want to give to the future generations? He has no answers except abusing the Congress..." Kharge said, speaking at the session
Taking a jibe at the Central government, Kharge said that the government had been meddling in everything and was establishing their dominance everywhere
"Today, the election institutions are also under their control, and the government is meddling in everything and establishing its dominance everywhere. Scams are taking place in elections," Kharge said
Further, he lashed out at the government over the use of the Electronic Voting machines (EVM) and stated that developed countries had abandoned EVMs and moved towards ballot paper
"Today, the election institutions are also under their control, and the government is meddling in everything and establishing its dominance everywhere. Scams are taking place in elections. With the advancement of electronic technology, developed countries of the world have abandoned EVMs and moved towards ballot papers. EVMs are not available anywhere in the world. 140 crore people believe in democracy...Sooner or later, the youth of this country will rise up and hold your hand and say that we should have ballot papers and not EVMs..." the Congress President stated
Speaking on the United States' imposition of tariffs against India, Kharge said that tariff discussions in the Parliament were not allowed
"America imposed a 26 per cent tariff against us, but they did not allow any discussion on it in the Parliament. We raised this issue the same afternoon, but they did not accept it. A monopoly is being established in the country's economy," he added
