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Rahul not tired of pressing for 7500 a month to poor
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 7/1/2020 1:06:15 PM
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has a conviction that Prime Minister Modi will one day yield to his demand to put Rs 7500 every month in the bank accounts of the poor, not permanently but at least for six months.
In a statement ahead of the Prime Minister's address to the nation on Tuesday as if his suggestions may figure in the address, Rahul said he had suggested this three-four times, stressing that it would create demand and the economy will start rolling. He wants the government to launch a scheme like the "Nyay Yojana" the Congress championed during the Lok Sabha elections last year.
He said the government has rejected the idea repeatedly on the ground that it does not have that kind of money to disburse. He reminded the nation that it is the same government which has waived tax of lakhs of crores to 15 richest crony capitalists and it has also raise prices of petrol and diesel to make money. The prices were increased 22 times and so there is no shortage of money with the government. It won't cost more than 3 lakh crore to put Rs 7500 every month in the accounts of the poor for six months, he said.
Rahul also wanted the PM to speak on the Chinese intrusions. He said the entire nation wants to know about India's pious land snatched away by China. "We all know that China is occupying four places in Ladakh. Let Modi tell the nation when will he remove the Chinese forces from the Indian soil and how."
Prime Minister Modi's reply is in his announcement of free ration to the poor up to November that will cost Rs 1.5 lakh crore, of not Rs 3 lakh as suggested by Rahul.