Congress president Sonia Gandhi came down heavily on the BJP government at the Centre and the LDF here and challenged PM Narendra Modi to show at least one state ruled by them which is better than Ke
Congress president Sonia Gandhi came down heavily on the BJP government at the Centre and the LDF here and challenged PM Narendra Modi to show at least one state ruled by them which is better than Kerala in education and health sectors. “Modi is resorting to character assassination of his political opponents and spending crores on campaigning, but nothing for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,” she said.
She reminded people that the ministry of overseas affairs, which was launched by the UPA government, had been wound up by the Modi government.
Earlier, addressing a rally at Thekkinkad maidan in Thrissur, she warned that the secular and progressive values of Kerala were under threat and that the state should stand together with the UDF to defend them.
The UDF government in Kerala had implemented several mega developmental projects like Kannur air port and Kochi Metro, she said.
Mrs Gandhi began her speech by offering her condolences to the victims of the Puttingal fire tragedy in Kollam and the mother of LLB student Jisha, who was raped and murdered in Perumbavur.
“The Prime Minister has little time to look into the issue of farmers. Though the Centre was reluctant to allot funds from the price stabilisation funds after repeated requests of the Kerala government, the UDF government in Kerala gave the highest minimum support price for crops,” she said in her 25-minute speech.
The Modi government had cut down the funds allotted to MGNREGS.
