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Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a public meeting at Mandi Samiti Ground, Jarar, in Agra district on Monday. (PTI)[/caption]
Mahuva (Guj)/ Nanded, April 15 (PTI): Congress president Rahul Gandhion on Monday said funds for his party's 'Nyay' minimum income guarantee scheme will come from the pockets of fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.
The Congress, in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, has said Nyay assures up to INR 72,000 a year or INR 6,000 a month income to 20 per cent of India's poorest families if the party is voted to power.
The three businessmen mentioned by Gandhi, are wanted in India for fraud and money laundering.
"I was inspired by Narendra Modi's false promise of giving INR 15 lakh to every Indian," Gandhi said at a poll rally here, while speaking about the scheme, which the Congress has described as a "surgical strike" on poverty.
Also, addressing a poll rally at Nanded, Rahul said Money under the 'Nyay' minimum income guarantee scheme will go into accounts of five crore women.
Gandhi assured the crowd that farmers won't be jailed for failure to repay loans, if the Congress comes to power.
"If the likes of Anil Ambani are not in jail for not repaying loans, why should farmers be in jail," he said.
Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "failing to keep his promise of giving two crore jobs to India's youth", Gandhi said, "We will provide 22 lakh jobs a year after Congress comes to power".
"Unemployment in India is now highest in the last 45 years," he said.
