Will waive loans within 10 days of forming govt: Rahul Gandhi in Lucknow

Continuing with his attack on PM for making “false promises”, Rahul asked, “Narendra Modi ne dhai saal mein kamjor, yuva, kisan aur majdoor ke liye kya kiya (In the past two-and-a-half years, what has Modi for the weaker section, youth, farmers or labourers)?”

“10 din ke andar karja maaf karke dikha denge, jab humari sarkar ayegi. (We will waive off the loans within 10 days of forming the government. Raj Babbar and Sheila Dikshit and I promise you that,” he said.

Later in the day, ending his road show in the Old City, Rahul told a gathering that economists have told him that the schemes like MGNREGA and loan waiver had helped the overall economy of the country and not just the farmers.

The Congress leader reiterated that his suggestion of bringing a ‘kisan budget’ will also benefit the central government. “Main kisan budget ke liye Arun Jaitley ji ko rajnaitik sujhav de raha hun. Us sey unka bhi fayeda hoga (It is a political advice for Arun Jaitley for his own good),” Rahul said adding that such a budget would help farmers knows how much government has set aside for flood, drought, or to assist him with grains, vegetables.

He said BJP wishes to “finish off” the Railway budget so that “you do not get to know about how many new railway stations or railway lines you would get or how much would be spent on maintenance.

So far, Rahul has covered 2,230 kms, addressed 17 khat sabhas, 12 major shows and over 500 public meetings during the first phase of yatra that was originally planned for only about 1,600 km, a Congress leader said.

Late in the night Rahul l3ft for Delhi. After taking two days of break, he would start the second phase of his yatra from August 26 from Lucknow.