Modi government not a game-changer, only a name-changer: Congress
Congress accused the BJP government on Monday of repackaging old UPA schemes and marketing them as ‘game-changers’, while also charging it with creating a “fear psychosis” among rival parties and leaders and even the minorities.
“The government claims to be a ‘game changer’. But it is really a ‘name changer government’ which has changed schemes launched since 1985 including under UPA. So Indira Awas Yojaya became PM Awas Yojana… Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan became Swachh Bharat. Basic Savings Account started in 2005 became Jan Dhan Yojana and Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification scheme became Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana,” alleged leader of opposition in RS Ghulam Nabi Azad while participating in the debate on motion of thanks to the President’s address.
“As I had said earlier, if global tenders were to be floated for repackaging, BJP will be awarded the biggest tender. We were fools, we did not know how to package our schemes, forget about repackaging.
And under this government, orders on schemes are issued later and a press conference held first,” he alleged.
Charging the government with failing to deliver on all fronts, be it providing relief to farmers and the poor or inept handling of the Kashmir issue, Azad claimed BJP is only making empty claims and promises.
Countering BJP’s charge linking UPA government to Rs 12,000 crore worth of scams, Azad referred to the acquittal in the 2G case as well as the failed Boforsinvestigation to highlight how BJP had milked the two cases for political advantage. “How many times will you form governments riding on false corruption charges,” he asked the treasury benches.
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