Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on the Congress on Sunday, accusing its governments in various states of failing to provide the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers, unlike the BJP government in Haryana.
“Rahul Gandhi talks about MSP all the time, but he doesn’t even know what MSP is. He doesn’t know about the crops grown in the Rabi and Kharif periods. Congress has governments in so many states, but not even one state gives MSP on 24 crops. Nayab Singh Saini is the only Chief Minister who pays MSP on 24 crops,” Shah said during a public rally in Kunjpura.
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In a separate rally in Mahendragarh, Shah took another jab at Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of spreading misinformation about the Agnipath scheme.
“Rahul Baba is saying that the youth of Haryana will become unemployed due to Agniveer. Bharosa mat karna, ye jhut bolne ki factory hai (Don’t trust him; he’s a factory of lies). He doesn’t even understand the Agniveer scheme. Agniveer is a programme to keep our army young,” Shah remarked.
Rahul Gandhi had previously opposed the Agniveer scheme during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, promising that the Congress-led INDIA bloc would scrap the programme if they came to power. He had also demanded compensation for 1.5 lakh youths who completed the Army recruitment process. In response, Shah assured that Agniveers would receive pensionable jobs from both the Haryana and Central governments.
“I promise you today that any Agniveer who invests Rs 25-30 lakh in FD (fixed deposit) and returns will be given a pensionable job by the Haryana and Central governments,” Shah said.
Shah also criticized Congress for its approach to the One Rank, One Pension scheme, questioning, “Who are you inciting? Your government was in power for 40 years, but you did not implement One Rank, One Pension.”
The Home Minister further accused Congress of fostering corruption in Haryana during its rule, alleging that the state was controlled by “dealers, brokers, and sons-in-law.”
“This Congress government is one of Dalal (brokers), dealers and damaad (sons-in-law). The Congress party has worked to give the farmers’ land in Haryana at throwaway prices to their sons-in-law, and today they talk about farmers,” Shah claimed.
He contrasted Congress’ governance with the BJP’s, stating, “On one hand, 10 years of Congress rule meant 10 years of family and son-in-law welfare, loot, and the humiliation of Dalits and backward classes. On the other hand, 10 years of BJP rule have been 10 years of youth development, good governance, and progress for 36 communities.”
Haryana is set to hold its state legislative assembly elections on October 5, with the counting of votes scheduled for October 8. In the 2019 elections, the BJP emerged as the largest party, winning 40 seats, while Congress secured 30.
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