GANDHINAGAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a blistering political attack on Rahul Gandhi over trade deals and farmer issues.
Shah accused the Congress leadership of “misleading the nation” and asserted that the Modi government's policies have protected farmers, dairy and agricultural exports globally.
Shah was addressing a gathering in Gandhinagar after launching India's first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Public Distribution System.
He claimed the new digital PDS will end corruption, eliminate middlemen and ensure transparent grain delivery to the poorest citizens.
“I want to tell the prince of Congress, Rahul Gandhi, who talks about farmers in Parliament, how much grain did you buy from farmers? Compare 10 years of the UPA government and 10 years of the Narendra Modi government. We have bought 15 times more grain than you at the support price," Shah said
“In your time, the farmers’ budget was Rs 26,000 crore, and in Narendra Modi’s time it has risen to Rs 1,29,000 crore. You waived loans once, but Narendra Modi has worked so that farmers do not need loans at all by giving Rs 6000 per year directly into their accounts for ten years."
“They say Modi ji has harmed farmers through trade agreements with the European Union, England and America. I have come to tell the farmers of the country that Rahul Gandhi is lying and misleading them. Modi ji has protected farmers in all these trade agreements. No one needs to worry," Shah added.
“This is the land of dairy. Rahul Gandhi, you are spreading false rumours that Modi ji has ended our dairy sector through these trade deals. We are the ones paving the way for dairy growth. Narendra Modi ji has provided complete security to the dairy sector in both agreements. These agreements have opened the path for Indian fishermen’s products and agricultural produce to reach global markets. I want to assure you once again, Narendra Modi cannot compromise with your interests; this is impossible.”
Shah emphasised that the digital transformation would redefine food grain delivery by embedding transparency directly into the distribution chain.
“Now digital transformation is being realised in providing cheap food grains to the poor,” Shah said, adding that the rollout includes modern systems such as CBDC-based payments and Annapurti Grain ATMs developed in Gujarat.
Driving home the governance message, he asserted that technology would dismantle long-standing leakages: the new system, he said, “will completely eliminate corruption and end middlemen,” ensuring that citizens in remote villages, aspirational districts and backward regions receive their full entitlement of food grains directly and transparently.
