Karnataka polls are not about Narendra Modi but for state’s future, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Karnataka Assembly elections are not about Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the state’s future and its residents.

The state Assembly polls will be held on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13.

Addressing a rally in Tumakuru district on Thursday, the Congress leader asked Modi to talk about issues related to the state’s development.

“You [Modi] come to Karnataka for elections but you only talk about yourself,” Gandhi said. “You should tell the people about what work your government has done in the state in the past three years. You should talk about what you are going to do in the next five years. What will you do for the youth, education, health, and corruption in the state?”

He added: “You [Modi] say that Congress has attacked you 91 times, but you never say what you have done for Karnataka. In your next speech you tell the people of the state what you have done for them and what will you do in the next five years.”

Gandhi was referring to Modi’s comments on April 29 that Congress leaders have used abuses against him 91 times. This came after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had called the prime minister a “venomous snake”....

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