The Modi government does not take “ad hoc decisions”, the former Union minister said and asked Kharge to tell the nation why his party took a “U-turn” on its poll promise of implementing the erstwhile pension scheme in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana after coming to power in these states.
“The Congress has made the old pension system a major issue in Indian politics over the last two years. So much so that the Congress even made Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announce during the Himachal Pradesh elections that the party would implement the old pension system in the state if it comes to power,” Prasad said.
“Will this Congress only make announcements or will it also implement them? The Congress in general and Raul Gandhi “In particular, tell the nation whether they have implemented the old pension scheme as promised in Himachal Pradesh,” he said.
The BJP leader accused Gandhi of “cheating” people by making false promises of votes and asked him to desist from such practice.
“We are proud of Prime Minister Modi who listened and understood the concerns of the (central government) employees, set up a committee to look into it and a significant decision was taken. On behalf of the party, we congratulate the government, especially the Prime Minister for this,” he added. Prasad said the Congress was “so tired of the palpable falsehood” of its promise on the pension scheme that it could not muster the courage to include it in its Lok Sabha election manifesto. “Rahul Gandhi, what are you doing brother? How much are you bragging? Sometimes you speak the truth. And when you say something, you must do it. If you cannot do it, don’t say it,” he said.
“Rahul Gandhi, this is not how the country is run. Governing India is a serious business where decisions have to be taken after careful thought. Ad hocism does not work here,” Prasad added.
In a post on X, Congress president Kharge slammed the government and said, “The ‘U’ in UPS stands for the directional changes of the Modi government! After June 4, the power of the people has prevailed over the arrogance of the PM’s power.”
However, the BJP claimed that the UPS has been in the making since 2023 and the media has also reported this.
“Mr Kharge, the Unified Pension Scheme has been in the works since 2023, much before June 4, 2024…” BJP IT chief Amit Malviya said in response to Kharge’s post.
“You are the president of Congress. You cannot appear so clueless and ill-informed. But what the new, well-thought-out pension plan has done is reduce Congress’s scope for wasteful politics,” he said.
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