Rahul Gandhi Speech in Lok Sabha: Congress vice-president lashes out at Narendra Modi-government on farmers’ issues: Watch Full Video

Talking on the issue of farmers and the much-debated land acquisition bill, the Gandhi prodigy tried to trash the Narendra Modi-led NDA government.

Updated: April 21, 2015 1:41 AM IST

By Shikhar Jiwrajka

Rahul Gandhi’s so-called heroic return from his unprecedented 57-day sabbatical was short-lived. The Indian National Congress vice-president’s speech in Lok Sabha drew ire from his political opponents as well as on social media. The 44-year-old’s maiden speech since the party’s debacle in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, was however got the thumbs up from his comrades. Talking on the issue of farmers and the much-debated land acquisition bill, the Gandhi prodigy tried to trash the Narendra Modi-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government.

What began on a promising note, the speech ended with the usual Rahul Gandhi’s style – where he is the only one who is fired up – while the rest try and restrain from laughing out loud. Rahul Baba began with, “The farmer is the backbone of our country. Whatever has been given to us, be it IT or defence, it has been given to us by farmers.” Things appeared to be promising at that moment, but then Rahul being himself the idea went haywire.

In his 20-minute long speech, Rahul Gandhi slammed the Narendra Modi-led government for neglecting the farmers and accused them of favouring big enterprises. Gandhi vehemently backed it with, “The Achche Din government has failed the country. The agricultural growth rate has fallen to 1 per cent.” The barbs didn’t end there as he also raked up the non issue of Narendra Modi’s auctioned pine-striped suit and foreign trips. The words ‘Your government has turned out to be a suit-boot government’ – were directed towards Modi’s foreign visits and association with business leaders.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi was all praise for her son even as she said she didn’t hear what his son said in the Parliament. Watch Rahul Gandhi’s full speech in Lok Sabha targeting prime minister Narendra Modi and his government below.

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