Rahul slams Govt over NPR, NRC; says it is 'DeMo no. 2', will be more disastrous

On Congress's 135th foundation day, party leer Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over National Population Register and proposed NRC, terming exercises "tebandi . 2" and warning that y will be more disastrous than demonetisation. party, as part of its protests against NPR and proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), also carried out what it called were "flag marches" across country to take its

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"Save Constitution-Save India" mess to people. Thousands of Congress workers and leers hit streets in various cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Jaipur to deunce government's "anti-people policies" and corner it on amended Citizenship Act, NPR and NRC. basic idea of se exercises is to ask all poor people wher y are Indian or t, Gandhi told reporters on sidelines of flag-hoisting ceremony at AICC hequarters to mark 135th foundation day of party.

"This whole tamasha that is going on is tebandi . 2. This will be more disastrous for people than demonetisation. This will have twice impact of demonetisation," he said, hitting out at government.

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"His (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) 15 friends will t have to show any document and money generated will go into pockets of those 15 people," he said.

Gandhi has previously accused government of working for a select few "crony capitalists". On BJP calling him a "liar", Gandhi again attacked Modi over his remarks that re were detention centres in country.

"You would have seen my tweet. You would have seen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in which he is saying re are detention centres in India and you would have seen video of detention centre. You can decide who is lying," he told reporters.

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On Thursday, Gandhi h attacked Modi over his remarks that re were detention centres in country, alleging that "RSS's prime minister lies to Bharat Mata". Taking to Twitter, he h also attached a video clip in which Modi accused Congress, its allies and "urban Naxals" of spreing rumour that Muslims will be sent to detention centres. clip also shows a purported detention centre being constructed in Assam.

"RSS's prime minister lies to Bharat Mata," Gandh h said in tweet in Hindi with hashtag 'jhoot jhoot jhoot (lies, lies, lies). Likening NPR and NRC to demonetisation, Gandhi on Friday h said in Chhattisgarh that se exercises are "tax" on poor, who will suffer same way y did after te ban in vember 2016.

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"Wher NPR or NRC, it is a tax on poor people of country. You understand demonetisation. It was a tax on poor people. Go to banks and give your money but do t withdraw money from your account. Entire money went to pocket of 15-20 rich people. This (NPR or NRC) is same thing," he h said.