‘Will not see any Dalit with FM tomorrow’: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre forward of Union Price range | India Information

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities and claimed that not a single Dalit, tribal, or backward class particular person can be in {a photograph} with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman forward of the Union Price range.
Whereas addressing a rally in Delhi, the chief of opposition in Lok Sabha mentioned, “Tomorrow you will notice that the finance minister will go along with a briefcase. A photograph will come. You’ll not see a single Dalit, a tribal, a backward class particular person, or a minority within the picture. There are 90 officers who will put together the finances tomorrow.”
“Out of 90, 3 officers are from OBC. Your inhabitants is 50 per cent and tomorrow if 100 rupees are distributed within the finances, then your officers will take a call of solely 5 rupees,” he added.
This comes a day after Rahul admitted that Congress didn’t defend the pursuits of Dalits and the backwards the best way it ought to have after the Nineties.
Gandhi had mentioned if the social gathering had retained the boldness of the marginalised communities, RSS would have by no means been capable of “come to energy”.
“I’ve to say prior to now 10-15 years what Congress ought to have accomplished it didn’t do. If Congress maintained confidence of Dalits, backward courses and most backward, RSS would have by no means been capable of come to energy,” Rahul mentioned, whereas addressing a meet of Dalit influencers below the banner of the ‘Vanchit Samaj: Dasha aur Disha’ programme in poll-bound Delhi.
The Delhi meeting elections will happen in a single section on February 5, with the vote counting scheduled for February 8.