Centre neglecting 73% of marginalised sections: Gandhi

PATNA, 3 Mar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre is neglecting 73 percent of the country’s population, which belongs to marginalised sections of the society.
Addressing the ‘Jan Vishwas Rally’ organised by the RJD here, Gandhi, in an apparent reference to the BJP, alleged that “one party” is trying to create hatred among people but “we are offering ‘nafrat ke bazaar mein mohabbat’ (love in the market of hatred).”
He alleged that injustice is being meted out to farmers, youths and downtrodden in the country.
“The Centre is neglecting 73 percent of the population that belongs to marginalised sections of the society,” Gandhi said.
Referring to the Agniveer recruitment scheme, the implementation of which saw protests in Bihar, the Congress leader asserted that the initiative is against the youths of the country.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, speaking on the occasion, claimed that the INDIA bloc would win the maximum number of seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. He said that the opposition leaders are not scared of central agencies such as ED, CBI and I-T, which are being “misused against them.”
“For the prosperity of the country and to protect the Constitution, the Modi government must be voted out,” he added. (PTI)