Rahul Gandhi makes fun of PM Modi's pictures from the US trip.

SHEIKHPURA, BIHAR: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi , accusing him of being more bothered about the presentation of his foreign visits and his clothes than the plight of farmers or the poor in India.

“When Modiji goes to America, you will see him changing clothes 16 times. He will wear one suit, then another, then yellow clothes, then green, then blue, then pink… Have you ever seen Nitishji in any other colour than white?” said Rahul Gandhi, addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Sheikhpura , about 120 km from Patna.

“When Modiji became Prime Minister, I called it a ‘suit-boot ki sarkar’. After that, he never wore a suit,” he added.

He also attacked the Prime Minister over the pictures of his US visit, alleging that businessmen matter to him more than farmers. “In the pictures, you will be able to see many people from America - someone from Facebook, someone from Instagram, someone from Google or someone from Youtube. But you will never be able to see the Indian farmer or the Indian worker or the Indian poor in those pictures,” he said.

"Has anyone among you seen photos of the Prime Minister mingling with the farmers and labourers in torn clothes?" Rahul Gandhi asked, adding that Modi has never done it as he thinks that the poor people don't have wisdom.

"Modi is not at all concerned with problems of farmers and labourers as he remains surrounded by corporate honchos and bureaucrats in suit boot and listens to these people as if only they are knowledgeable," he said.

The Congress leader also attacked PM Modi on his promise to bring back black money stashed abroad and deposit Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh in the bank accounts of every individual.

Rahul was campaigning for what has come to be called the ‘ Grand Alliance ’ or ‘Maha Gatbandhan’, which includes Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar ’s JD (U) and Lalu Prasad’s RJD.

Rahul Gandhi defended Congress' decision to join the secular alliance with RJD and JD(U) in Bihar and said only a government under chief minister Nitish Kumar can sincerely undertake development in Bihar and urged voters to bring back the alliance to power.

(With inputs from agencies)

