Modi govt 2.0: Congress poses nine questions as Modi completes 9 years in office

The Congress has released a brochure as the Narendra Modi government completes nine years in office posing nine questions about his governmentrsquos alleged failure in key areas like the economy national security social harmony and democracyTitled lsquo9 saal 9 sawaal Chuppi Todiye Pradhan Mantri jirsquo ldquoNine Years Nine Questions Break Your Silence Mr Prime Minister the brochure asks questions about the Modi governmentrsquos performance In a tweet the party said that the ldquoauthoritarianrdquo BJP regime has ldquocompletely failed on every frontrdquo and demand a response from ModiThe brochure criticises the governmentrsquos economic policies and asks why inflation and unemployment are currently ldquoskyrocketingrdquoIt also brings up the governmentrsquos recent decision to withdraw the Rs 2000 banknotes from circulation and links it to the controversial 2016 demonetisation exerciseAsking why the government hasnrsquot honoured agreements it made with protesting farmers in 2021 the brochure moves on to the governmentrsquos agricultural policyldquoWhy is it that the agreements made with farmers while repealing the three black farm laws have not been honoured Why has MSP not been legally guaranteed Why didnrsquot farmersrsquo income double over the last 9 yearsrdquo it asksThe brochure takes up the governmentrsquos record on social harmony and criticises the prime minister for not calling for peace during incidents of violence as in Delhi in 2020 and Manipur this monthAmong the remaining sections are mentions of the governmentrsquos poor democratic record and controversies in its health and welfare policies The brochure talks about the governmentrsquos misuse of the Enforcement Directorate the online attendance policy for MGNREGA workers and the sudden imposition of the Covid19 lockdown in March 2020The nine questions that the Congress has posed to Modi areAlso read9 years of Modi government Ministers praise PMs decisive leadershipThe Economy Why is it that inflation and unemployment are skyrocketing in India Why have the rich become richer and the poor poorer Why is public property being sold to PM Modis friends even as economic disparities are increasingAgriculture and farmers Why is it that the agreements made with farmers while repealing the three black farm laws have not been honoured Why has MSP not been legally guaranteed Why didnrsquot farmersrsquo income double over the last 9 yearsCorruption and cronyism Why are you putting peoplersquos hardearned savings in LIC and SBI at risk to benefit your friend Adani Why are you letting thieves escape Why are you silent on rampant corruption in BIPruled states and why are you letting Indians sufferChina and national security Why is it that even after your clean chit to China in 2020 they continue to occupy Indian territory 18 meetings have been held with China yet why do they refuse to yield Indian territory and instead continue with their aggressive tacticsSocial harmony Why are you deliberately using the politics of hatred for electoral gains and fueling an atmosphere of fear in societySocial justice Why is it that your oppressive government is methodically destroying the foundations of social justice Why are you silent on the atrocities against women Dalits SC ST OBCs and minorities Why are you ignoring the demand for a caste censusDemocracy and federalism Why have you weakened our Constitutional values and democratic institutions in the last nine years Why are you practicing the politics of revenge against Opposition parties and leaders And why are you using blatant lsquomoney power to destabilise governments elected by the peopleWelfare schemes Why is it that schemes for the welfare of the poor needy and tribals are being weakened by cutting their budgets and making restrictive rulesCovid19 mismanagement Why is it that despite the tragic deaths of over 40 lakh people due to Covid19 the Modi government has refused to compensate their families Why did you suddenly impose a lockdown which forced lakhs of workers to return home and not provide any supportChief Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said that the party would hold press conferences in 35 cities across the country over the next three days during which these questions would be raised once again