Rahul attacks PM on health insurance scheme

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 28 2018 | 5:51 PM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging he opened the State's coffers for an annual expense of a meagre Rs 40 per person as a health insurance "lollipop" while "giving" Rs 1,30,000 crore to Anil Ambani in the Rafale "scam".

Taking to Twitter, he said the Rs 2,000 crore in the health insurance scheme for 50 crore Indians works out to a mere Rs 40 per person annual expense.

"When does the country's watchman open the coffers of the state exchequer?

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First Published: Sep 28 2018 | 5:51 PM IST

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