Schemes of BJP-led Centre hollow: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in poll-bound Rajasthan

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Pic/X@priyankagandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP-led Centre on Wednesday, saying its schemes are "hollow", whereas those framed by the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan are being implemented on the ground, reported news agency PTI.

The Congress general secretary said a bill for women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has been passed in Parliament, but it will take 10 years to implement it, reported PTI.

She also pointed out that 10 years have gone by since the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) was announced, reported PTI.

"Their (Centre's) schemes are hollow, whereas the schemes of the Congress government (in Rajasthan) are being implemented on the ground," Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said while addressing a public meeting in Jhunjhunu district of poll-bound Rajasthan.

She said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has understood that talking about religions and castes during polls will get votes for it, reported PTI.

"The Centre tries to suppress people. It only wants to be in power and secure its future," Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said.

She also alleged that the BJP-led Centre is running for a select few industrialists and there is no hearing of public issues in this government, reported PTI.

The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to polls on November 25 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Patry (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra on Wednesday slammed Ashok Gehlot government over deteriorating law and order situation in Rajasthan and dared Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to Adda village in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district where a man was brutally crushed to death by tractor, reported ANI.

The BJP leader demanded Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi visit Bharatpur before addressing the rally and asked her to show courage and take a stand in the matter, reported ANI.

"A video is viral from Bayana, Rajasthan's Bharatpur, where a person named Nirpat was murdered by running a tractor over him," Patra said while addressing a press conference in the national capital.

This comes after a man was crushed to death with a tractor in Bayana town in Rajasthan's Bharatpur District on Wednesday. The incident was caught on camera, and the video went viral on social media.

(With inputs from PTI and ANI)