Rahul Gandhi targets Modi over promise of doubling farmers income
New Delhi, July 9 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government's promise of doubling farmers' incomes, citing a report where a a Chhattisgarh sarpanch claims that officials from Delhi taught a woman farmer to tell Modi she now earns twice as much.
"Everyone knows PM tells his 'Mann ki Baat'. Today it is coming out that he also wants to listen to his 'Mann ki Baat' (from others)," he said in a tweet, referring to Modi's interaction with farmers through video bridge last month as also his monthly radio programme.
Attaching a video of a news report that quoted the sarpanch from the state's Kanharpuri as saying that Chandramani, the woman farmer, had been tutored by team from Agriculture Department from New Delhi, Gandhi also said that Chandramani's claim of "higher income from agriculture" during her interaction with Modi through video bridge did not seem true.
Modi had interacted with farmers from different parts of the country on June 20.
The woman is seen in the news report as saying that she had been asked if she will be able to interact with the Prime Minister.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
