Kozhikode, May 27: Taking a dig at the Narendra Modi government, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that he would like to officially wish 'suit-boot ki sarkar' happy birthday.
"On this occasion I want to give them advice, if they carry on like this the poor man won't let them have five birthday parties," he said.
Attacking Modi at a rally here Rahul pointed out that people did not like that the Prime Minister of the country wore a suit valued at Rs 10 lakh.
"People felt uncomfortable that the representative of a country where farmers were committed suicide was wearing such an expensive suit," he said, adding, "The PM does not seem to care about the poor. He has been all over the wold but has not gone to a poor person's house."
The Congress VP maintained that it had been a bad year for the farmers of the country.
"It is the job of the government to protect the farmer in difficult times. UPA gave Rs 72,000 crore loan waiver to the farmers. Modi ji promised an increase in the MSP but nothing happened."
He also attacked the BJP-led NDA government over the Land Bill saying that consent and social impact assessment was critical to protect farmer's interests. At the same time he questioned Rahul as to why the BJP government was in such a big hurry to amend the Land Bill.
"The move to dilute clauses which ensured the return of land to farmers if not used within a time-frame, indicates the intent of the government," he said.
On the other hand he said that Congress politics was about protecting the interests of farmers and labourers, ensuring they too have a future.
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