Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said the prime minister got 바카라a woman바카라 to defend him in Parliament as he couldn바카라t do so himself, a remark that appeared to trigger a sharp retort from Narendra Modi who accused the opposition of insulting Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Calling Modi a prime minister who claimed to have a broad chest, Gandhi said, the prime minister had "run away" from debate in Parliament on the defence deal.
바카라The watchman with a 56-inch chest ran away and told a woman, Sitharaman ji, defend me. I won바카라t be able to defend myself, defend me,바카라 he said at a farmers바카라 rally in Jaipur.
바카라For two and a half hours, the woman could not defend him. I had asked a straight question 바카라 answer yes or no 바카라 but she couldn바카라t answer,바카라 the Congress chief said, using the word 바카라mahila바카라 for a woman in his speech in Hindi.
Later in the addresss, he accused the prime minister again of running away from the debate, but this time did not refer to the defence minister in the same manner.
In his public meeting a few hours later in Agra, Modi accused Congress leaders of insulting the country's women.
He said Defence Minister Sitharaman had floored the Opposition in the Lok Sabha by coming up with "fact after fact" on the Rafale deal.
"They are bent upon insulting a woman defence minister," he said, without naming Gandhi.
"This is not an insult to a woman, but an insult to entire India's women power, for which these irresponsible leaders will have to pay the price," Modi added.
The prime minister said it was matter of pride that a woman had become defence minister for the first time in the country.
Rahul Gandhi was addressing his first public meeting in Rajasthan since the Congress came into power there, and in two other Hindi heartland states, after the recent assembly elections.
The Congress leader reiterated his party바카라s promise to waive farm loans if it forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls later this year.
Gandhi repeated the Congress accusation of corruption in the deal for 36 Rafale aircraft being bought from French firm Dassault, an accusation constantly denied by the government.
The opposition leader claimed Modi failed to reply to the specific questions asked by him on the deal.
He said the prime minister went off to Punjab when the Lok Sabha was debating the deal.
바카라Modi didn바카라t step in the Lok Sabha for a minute because the chowkidar has committed theft, and ran away out of fear,바카라 he said.
He accused the prime minister of spreading hatred.
바카라The BJP's ideology is different from that of the Congress. We will fight against them, but we will pay respect, be it to the prime minister, a chief minister or any minister,바카라 he said.
바카라Wherever there is a need to pay respect to them, the Congress party will do that. But if in the Rafale deal Narendra Modi stole 30,000 crore, justice will be done,바카라 he said.
바카라There will be no victimisation, but there will be justice,바카라 he said, in an apparent reference to the possibility of the Congress coming to power in the next elections.
Gandhi said a Congress government will waive farm loans if it comes to power at the Centre, but added this was not the final solution to the distress in the agriculture sector.
Loan waivers are just a small step towards helping farmers and a new 바카라green revolution바카라 is needed to address the problem, he added.
바카라A new strategy and planning is the need. In Rajasthan, the work of setting up food processing units will be started in every corner. Mega food parks will be set up and we will link your farm with the world economy and big cities of the world. We will provide technology in your farm and change your world,바카라 he said.
The congress president said the recently concluded assembly elections have shown Modi the power of the farmers.
바카라The farmers바카라 power will have to be recognised,바카라 he said. 바카라India's biggest asset are the farmer and India's farmers can provide food to entire world, not only to India,바카라 he said.
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