‘Cong promoting pink revolution by helping meat exports’

Campaigning ends Saturday in Madhya Pradesh that goes to polls on November 25.

“The country’s animals are being slaughtered because they have taken an initiative to export meat,’’ he said,calling the UPA government “ajibogarib” for “preventing farmers from exporting cotton but giving subsidy to promote meat exports.”

“Last year Delhi government banned cotton exports. Why such a ban when farmers were making money?” he asked.

The Gujarat CM also claimed that despite orders from the Supreme Court,the government did not distribute rotting food grain among the poor and later sold it cheap to liquor companies. “Instead of filling the bellies of the poor they prefer to fill liquor bottles.’’

‘Cong believes in delivering on promises’

Press Trust of India

Balaghat (MP),Nov 22

As campaigning for the November 25 Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh reached its crescendo,Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party believes in delivering on promises it makes and cited two landmark legislations to back his claim.

“The Congress does not believe in making tall promises. But whatever promises it has made,they have been fulfilled over the years,” Rahul said at an election rally in Lanji.

He said the Congress,heading the ruling coalition at the Centre since 2004,had promised to bring in laws related to right to information and food security,and both of them are now a reality.

Following the implementation of the Right to Information Act,even a child can ask the PM,a CM or a bureaucrat to explain why he had taken a particular decision,he maintained. In contrast,the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is not known to walk the talk when it comes to acting on assurances.

He also said that the BJP,in run up to the 2008 Assembly elections in the state,had promised to waive farm loans up to Rs 50,000,but had failed to do so.