Why Mallya, Lalit Modi still abroad? Rahul asks PM

Addressing an election meeting, Gandhi said, "Modi talked about bringing back black money from abroad and putting Rs 15 lakh in each Indian's bank account. I ask why Mallya and Lalit Modi are still abroad then."

"(In one hand) Modi talks about bringing back black money and on the other hand Mallya flees the country. Two-three days before his departure, Mallya and (Finance Minister) Arun Jaitley had talked in the Parliament House. I ask what discussion took place between them," Gandhi said.

BJP government has launched "kala dhanko safed karlo" (convert your black money into white) scheme while Modi talks about fighting black money, the Congress leader said and demanded that BJP speak the truth.

He was referring to the new amnesty scheme announced in the Union Budget for black money holders to come clean.

"Modi will lecture in Assam but will say nothing about Mallya, Lalit Modi or the 'fair and lovely scheme'. They (BJP) think they can go on lying and people will go on  listening to them," he said.

Referring to the black money amnesty scheme, he said, "I have named it 'fair and lovely scheme' because any gangster militant, criminal in India can convert their black money into white money by just going to the government and paying minimum tax on it."

Continuing his attack on Modi, the Congress Vice President claimed, "When Modi comes here he talks of development, but can there be development when an Indian is made to fight another Indian? On the other hand, we Congress live with love with one another. This is the difference."

"BJP-AGP leaders will bring back what was there is the state 15 years ago. There had only been sad news, violence, people dying till Congress came and restored peace," he said.

There was no talk of progress or development in Assam during the AGP rule 15 years ago but only about violence, bomb blasts and children being killed, Gandhi claimed at another election rally in Moran.

"Business people here told me they are afraid that Assam will go back to those days when people were scared to step out of homes. There were kidnappings, ransom demands, extortions and families were worried about their members' return when they are out," Gandhi said.

"Congress came and brought peace back to Assam. It was no easy job. It took time to change the situation. Without peace and brotherhood there can be no development," he said.

Speaking about the work done by Congress in the state, Gandhi said, "Because of peace in Assam, 15 engineering colleges came up, four lakh youths got employment, its earnings increased from Rs 12,000 crore to Rs 24,000 crore, roads were extended from 6,000 km to 24,000 km, three medical colleges were set up making available three times more doctors to the state."

"BJP creates violence in whichever state it forms government," he claimed.

BJP and RSS want to impose only one ideology across all states ignoring India's plurality, he said.