Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi for failing to deliver on 2014 poll promises

New Delhi Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modis behaviour betrays a sense of panic and hit out at him for presiding over a failed economy and not delivering on poll promisesOn his own prospects of becoming the prime minister should the post Lok Sabha election result scenario permit Rahul Gandhi said it would be arrogant for me to comment on the issue and that the people are the masters and they will decideAccusing the prime minister of pushing a particular narrative in the media through the PMO Gandhi said the PM will not be able to deflect from real issuesHe was asked what his last message to the PM was before the LS election cycle sets inOn key issues before the country the Congress chief said Unemployment Unemployment Unemployment Farmers Farmers Farmers a failed economy and personal corruption of Mr ModiHe listed the alleged destruction of institutions increase in hate and bigotry a palpable increase in anger and violence in society and attacks on rights of SCST as some other issues that the electorate will consider when it sets out to voteThe false promises of Mr Modi in 2014 putting 15 lakh in each bank account creation of 2 crore jobs the building of 100 smart cities and the bringing back of 80 Lakh crore black money from abroad will be major election issues In the midst of all the BJP created gloom the Congress Partys NYAY offers a ray of hope and its incredible scale and transformational potential is going to make it a key issue in this election he saidOn whether he was the future Prime minister Gandhi quipped It would be arrogant for me to say so Who am I to say that It is for people of India to decide My position is to work for Indias betterment and to defend the ideals of the Congress partyWhat happens thereafter is for the people of India to decideOn the perception that the BJP has an edge in the ongoing war of narratives post the Pulwama attack events the Congress chief alleged that there was pressure on the entire media created through phone calls threats of CBI threats of Enforcement Directorate to push a particular narrativeTheres pressure on the media to push a particular narrative that comes out of the PMO There are some voices in the media who are fighting this pressure and I commend them he said But the narrative on the ground is clearly that Narendra Modi has failed at addressing the jobs crisis has failed on agriculture distress and has damaged Indias economy That narrative is not going to shift he said adding India was in extreme pain on account of governments policies and growing unemploymentThats not changing thats there thats fundamental that isnt going anywhere Were going to win this election on those issues and on a positive narrative being set by the NYAY scheme job creation investing part of GDP in education and healthcare and addressing the agriculture distress he saidOn electoral funding Gandhi said while Congress completely supports the demand for transparency electoral bonds were actually doing just the opposite of transparency Mr Modi a man who came riding on the plank of fighting corruption has done everything to encourage corruption And Electoral Bonds is a principal example thereof he charged Asked how important this election was for the Congress after the party was down to 44 in the last Lok Sabha polls Gandhi said The last election was an aberration This election we will do much better with peoples supportThe Congress chief said the party after 2014 had got down to basic brass tacks to rework rebuild and resurrect the organization as a whole and it was initiated by decentralizing powerThe party is using technology to communicate more effectively with its workers right up to the booth level SHAKTI is one such technology driven platform that now has over 10 million workers registered on itCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates