Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "telling another lie" for saying that the ordnance factory in Amethi had failed to take off or provide employment.
In a tweet, the Congress president, whose Lok Sabha seat is Amethi, said that he himself had laid the foundation of the ordnance factory in 2010.
"For the past few years, the ordnance factory has been producing many small weapons. Yesterday, you went to Amethi, and as is your wont, you lied again. Do you not feel ashamed at all?"
On Sunday, Prime Minister Modi went to Amethi and announced the launch of a joint venture between India and Russia for the manufacture of AK 203 Kalashnikov assault rifles in the Ordnance factory. He said Amethi was the perfect example of the BJP’s policy of ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas".
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Modi said the Amethi ordnance factory was supposed to begin production from 2010 but nothing happened.
“Tall promises were made. Your local MP promised that he would ensure employment to 1,500 locals in this ordnance factory but merely 200 got jobs. Imagine those who couldn’t ensure jobs to people in Amethi are now lecturing on employment,” Modi said, adding that the AK-203 would be the best publicity for Amethi.
"AK 203 is the latest derivative of the famous AK 47 assault rifles which will help in arming the security forces besides giving Amethi a new identity,” he said.
