Prime Minister Modi has ‘systematically’ ended labour system, claims Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Haryana

Gandhi told the meeting that he had received complaints from Jammu and Kashmir about the impact on the apple sector.

“In Himachal, apple business is going to Adani,” he alleged, raising the issue of farmers not getting the right price for their crop.

“The entire planning is done for 10-15 people,” he claimed.

Gandhi claimed that farmers’ debts would not be waived and they would not get MSP for the crop, but the debts of Rs 16 lakh crore of 25 billionaires would be waived, he claimed.

Referring to allegations of sexual harassment by female wrestlers last year, Gandhi claimed that the accused were being protected.

Talking about the Congress’ election promises, he said women would get Rs 2,000 per month and cooking gas cylinders would cost Rs 500 each.

He said that 200,000 vacancies in government departments will be filled, farmers will be guaranteed a harvest and houses will be built for the poor.

“This fight is not for Haryana. It is a fight for the country. It is a fight to save the Constitution,” he said.

Accusing the BJP of attacking the Constitution, Gandhi said, “All (government) institutions have been handed over to the RSS people and the complete control is with Nagpur.”

“They run the country. They have their own people in the election commission, bureaucracy, media and intelligence agencies,” he claimed.

On the caste census, Gandhi said, “We want to know how many Dalits, tribals and backward people there are in the country and how many poor belong to the general category.”

He claimed that there was not a single Dalit or OBC person in the management of 250 major companies in the country.

Ninety people (secretaries) are heading the government, of whom only three are Dalits, while the community constitutes 15 percent of the country’s population, Gandhi said at the meeting.

“This is the truth. That is why we said that the caste census will be done at the national level. I have said earlier, whether Narendra Modi does it or not, I will get it passed in the same House,” he added.