Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Rahul Gandhi In Rajasthan, 2 Rallies, Workers' Meet On Cards: Highlights

Congress is yet to announce its first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Rajasthan.

New Delhi:

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be in Rajasthan today with an eye on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mr Gandhi began his tour from Suratgarh in Sriganganagar where he addressed a Jan Sankalp rally at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. He then visited Bundi near Kota around 3 pm for another rally. Mr Gandhi will finally address party booth level workers at the Ramleela Ground in Jaipur. The visit will be Mr Gandhi's third to Rajasthan since the state elections in December last year. The visit also holds importance after he announced a minimum income guarantee programme that will give up to Rs 72,000 a year or Rs 6,000 a month to 20 per cent of India's poorest families if voted back to power. Mr Gandhi's visit also holds significance as the Congress is yet to announce its first list of Lok Sabha candidates for Rajasthan, which is expected to be out after his visit.

Here are the highlights from Rahul Gandhi's visit to Rajasthan:

Mar 26, 2019 13:18 (IST)

Rahul Gandhi at Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan:

"PM says 'Main Chowkidaar Hoon'. He didn't say whose chowkidaar he is? Have you seen a chowkidaar at a farmer's home? Have you seen a chowkidaar at home of an unemployed youth? Have you seen a chowkidaar at the home of Anil Ambani?"
"Narendra Modi did not tell you that he is not yours but chowkidaar of people like Anil Ambani and Nirav Modi."
"If PM Modi gives money to rich, Congress will give money to poor."
"In 21st century, India will define a 'Minimum Income Line' and no one should live below this line. With this intention we came up with NYAY."
"PM Modi in the last five years is wanting to make two Hindustans in India. One is meant for affluent people who have private jets and the other is for the poor made up of small traders, unemployed, poor farmers."
"Only the rich have the power to dream in PM Modi's Hindustan. Farmers, poor people need to give lakhs to send their wards to private schools and poor patients need to pay lakhs of rupees to private hospitals for medical treatment."