Congress calls for second freedom struggle against Modi govt at CWC meeting; Rahul asks why Rafale contract not given to HAL

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday once again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Rafale deal and asked why his government has given the contract to industrialist Anil Ambani?

“Modiji tell us one thing. Why you snatch away Rafale contract from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and has given the same to your friend Anil Ambani?” asked Gandhi. 

By giving this contract to Ambani, PM Modi put Rs 30,000 crore in the pocket of the former, alleged Congress president.  

Meanwhile, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday called for a "second freedom struggle" against the Modi government to combat the ideology of "hate and violence", saying the same reason had led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

Holding its meeting at Mahadev Bhavan, Sevagram Ashram, in Wardha district of Maharashtra on the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the CWC also condemned the use of force against protesting farmers on their way to the national capital.

Addressing a press conference, party



spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the CWC has passed two resolutions recalling the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi to the "Indian thought process, its soul and body".

"(Former prime minister) Lal Bahadur Shastri's call of 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' is not just a slogan but a way of life. We will continue to fight for farmers' rights," he said.

Surjewala said the second freedom struggle will be against the Modi government for practising politics of "hatred, divisiveness, fear, polarisation, crushing dissent and debates".

"The Modi government is against India's plurality and is indulging in politics of revenge, falsehood and betrayal. It is easy to talk about Gandhiji in speeches. It's just political opportunism," he said.

The CWC underscored the hypocrisy of those who vilified Gandhi and his thoughts, but are brazenly championing it now, he said.

The CWC meeting was presided over by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and attended among others by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh.