Rahul slams PM, says Modi ran govt for his 15 companions

Krishnagiri (TN), Apr 12 Congress President Rahul Gandhi Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming he ran his government for 15 of his friends and he wondered why no big-ticket defaulters of bank loans like Vijay Mallya were not in prison.

The Congress chief said the ones like Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya, in the wake of taking bank loans, failed to return it and ran away from the country.

"Not even a single one is in prison," he included.

Gandhi said when his party is voted to power, no farmer "will be placed in prison for not paying back his bank loan, it isn't reasonable that the richest people don't go to jail but farmers go to jail for a similar offense."

He affirmed the Prime Minister gave Rs 35,0000 crore to Nirav Modi, Rs 35,000 crore to Mehul Choksi and Rs 10,000 crore to Vijay Mallya.

During the last five years, Modi ran a government for 15 people and you know the names, he said.

"These are Anil Ambani, Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi and they are Modi's companions," he said tending to a survey rally here.

Concentrating on his party's Minimum Income Support Scheme 'Nyay,' he said it would give purchasing power to the people and that thus would move production lines in Tamil Nadu and the overall economy.

Material and silk hubs of Tamil Nadu, Tirupur and Kancheepuram "will become live," again and provide employment opportunities to youngsters, he said.

Gandhi said his party and its partners will never permit Tamil Nadu people to be ruled by Nagpur (the RSS) and expressed confidence that DMK chief M K Stalin will soon be the Chief Minister of the State.