Rahul Gandhi targets PM, Bhagwat as Congress begins 'Save Democracy' march

Asserting that the nation does not belong to a single identity, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged one who attempts to counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, the two forces presently acting in the country, is falsely implicated by those in power.

"It is a democratic country. It belongs to the people of the nation. This nation doesn't belong to a single identity," he added.

Gandhi, who was addressing the Congress workers at the Jantar Mantar here during the 'Save Democracy' march, lashed out at Prime Minister Modi for destablising democratically-elected governments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

The Congress vice-president also used the occasion to question Prime Minister Modi's 'stoic' silence over the drought in the country, saying the NDA regime which came with the promise of 'achhe din' is least concerned about the farmers committing suicide across the nation.

"The present NDA Government came with a promise of 'achhe din' and today when the entire nation is reeling under drought with more than 40 percent of the nation facing scarcity of water and the areas like Vidarbha, Latur, Bundelkhand are burning in the scorching heat, Prime Minister Modi is maintaining stoic silence," he said.

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Modi's 'Make in India' initiative, the Congress vice-president pointed out that only 1.5 lakh people managed to get jobs last year.

"Prime Minister Modi promised jobs for the youth in the country. We keep seeing the advertisements of 'Make in India' programme and the government could only give a mere 1.3 lakh people across the country. This means 'Make in India' could only provide 350 people a job per day," he said.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh are leading the 'Save Democracy' march from the Jantar Mantar to Parliament.

The 'Save Democracy' march has been organised amid a face-off between the Opposition and the BJP led-NDA Government at the Centre over various issues, including the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal and the Uttarakhand political crisis.