Gujarat model has ‘failed’, Congress to win next polls: Rahul Gandhi

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched the party’s campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat, with stinging criticism of the NDA government for demonetisation and the GST rates, which, he said, have ruined small businesses, traders and entrepreneurs and farmers.

In a “direct dialogue” with party workers at the Sabarmati riverfront here, Mr. Gandhi said, “The entire focus of Mr. Modi was on 50-60 industrial groups at the cost of small traders, businessmen, farmers and students.”

“You know the outcome of note bandi (demonetisation), which has ruined the lives of businessmen, traders, farmers and poor people. Similarly, this GST with highest tax rates of 28% is killing small and medium enterprises which generate jobs in the country,” Mr. Gandhi said, responding to a question from a party worker in an open forum. Besides targeting the Modi government, Mr. Gandhi made it clear that this time “tickets will only be given on merit and no turncoat or any leader without a base will be parachuted as candidate.”

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarat-model-has-failed-congress-to-win-next-polls-rahul-gandhi/article19620259.ece