New Delhi, Apr 19:
BJP chief Amit Shah Friday challenged Congress president Rahul Gandhi to debate with the the president of the ruling party’s youth wing on what the country’s oldest party has done for the poor in its over five-decade rule. Addressing an election meeting here, Shah listed achievements of the Narendra Modi government and accused the Congress of creating hurdles in the path of development of BJP -ruled Gujarat. “Rahul baba chants about the poor. The Congress again raises the remove poverty (garibi hatao) slogan. For five generations and 55 years, only your family ruled the country. “Come to any crossroad in Vadodara with an account of what you did for the poor, and our youth morcha president will respond to you,” Shah said. Shah’s dare comes against the backdrop of Gandhi on several occasions challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a debate on corruption, especially in the Rafale fighter jet deal, and demonetisation. “For five generations, you (Congress) sought votes in the name of the poor, tribals, Dalits, farmers, villagers, but did nothing for their development,” the BJP chief said. Shah said the Modi government had taken many steps to alleviate poverty, citing examples like providing subsidised gas cylinders to seven crore families, houses to 2.5 crore people and electricity connections to 2.35 crore citizens.
