PM Modi wants ‘Swachch Bharat’, we want ‘Sach Bharat’: Rahul at Oppn meet

New Delhi, August 17

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the government for not being able to keep its promises and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted to create a ‘Swachch Bharat’ but people wanted a ‘Sach Bharat’.

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Addressing a meeting of Opposition leaders, hosted by rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, Gandhi also took a dig at the government’s flagship programme ‘Make in India’, saying most products available in the country were made in China.

The Congress leader also accused the BJP of not fulfilling the promises made to the people during the 2014 General Election.

These included bringing back black money stashed abroad and creating jobs for the youth.

The meeting, ‘Sanjhi Virasat Bachao’ (save country’s composite culture), was also attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior Congress members as well as Left party leaders, including CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI National Secretary D Raja.

“Modi-ji says he wants to create a Swachch Bharat but we want Sach Bharat. Wherever he goes, he lies,” Gandhi alleged.

However, the Congress leader did not elaborate.

Gandhi also took a potshot at the RSS, saying it was bent on changing the country’s Constitution.

“One says this country is mine, other says I belong to the country. That’s the difference between the RSS and us,” he said.

The BJP later reacted to the speech by asking Gandhi to “stop making irresponsible statements:

“The BJP won because of people… Rahul Gandhi's statement doesn't merit a reply,” Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. PTI/TNS