Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar during a public meeting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Mandya district, Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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Mandya: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched his first rally in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha election 2024 here, at 'sugar city' Mandya, highlighting the party's assurances like 'Pehli naukri pakki' for the youths, one lakh financial support for women and resolving farmers issues, on Wednesday.
It is his first visit to the state to meet the public after the poll schedule was announced a month ago.
Addressing more than 10,000 people on the premises of Mandya University, Rahul Gandhi said, that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is a fight between two ideologies.
While Congress and the I.N.D.I.A. bloc is fighting for the Indian Constitution and democracy, the BJP and RSS are trying to finish off democracy and the Constitution of the country.
Targeting the BJP government, he said that the Union Government works only for the top 25 people, while the Congress government is for development and progress that every citizen of India can enjoy.
"I am happy that the Congress government in the state has implemented all the five guarantees promised during the Assembly elections in 2024.
'Form of extortion'
He also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the electoral bonds issue, alleging that it was a form of 'extortion'. He said that Modi's hands were shaking while giving an interview to a private channel, while justifying why BJP decided to introduce electoral bonds as a form of political party funding in the country.
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