Bidar, August 13: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been hitting out at the Narendra Modi government over a number of topics including Rafale deal, farmer suicides, unemployment and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in his rallies. While addressing a gathering in Karnataka's Bidar on Monday, Gandhi mocked Narendra Modi and said that the Prime Minister had promised two crore jobs every year and now asks the youth to make pakodas.

The Congress President said PM Modi had promised to provide gas connections, and now talks about using gas from the gutter.  "2 crore yuvaon ko rozgaar dene ki baat ki. Aur ab kehte hain, pakode banao, hum aapko gas nahi denge, gas bhi aapko naale mein se nikal kar cooker me daalni padegi", Gandhi added during his address in Bidar.

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Gandhi further went on saying that the UPA government gave the Rafale deal to HAL. "We told France that we will use the technology and make the jets in India. It would have created lakhs of jobs for aeronautical engineers. Modi came to power and changed the entire deal", he said.

Taking a jibe at the Prime Minister, Gandhi challenged the Prime Minister to provide 50% of the farm loan waived in Karnataka. "I challenge PM Modi from this stage. Karnataka govt waived off loans of farmers. I challenge you (centre) to provide 50% of the farm loan waived in Karnataka. If you have 56-inch chest, I dare you to do this. But you won't do this", Gandhi said in Bidar.

In his address in Bidar, Rahul said Nirmala Sitharaman has lied to the youth of the nation. "She said India & France have a secret pact & so they can't reveal the price of Rafale aircraft. I asked France President if this is true & he denied", the Congress President added.

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