Pralhad Joshi accuses Cong of making empty promises, says they know they won't come to power
Hubbali: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has criticized the Congress party, alleging that they are making announcements and promises without the intention of fulfilling them, as they know they will not come to power.
His comments came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced the party's election manifesto named "Nyaya" (Justice). Joshi stated that the Congress has a history of not fulfilling promises and not working in the best interest of the country.
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Joshi further mentioned the slogan used by Congress in 2004, "Congress K Hath Ghareeb Logonke Sath" (Congress is with the poor). He questioned the party's track record, stating that during their administration, the country witnessed corruption and lack of justice.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
