Amid Congress' 'capitalist friends' jibe at PM, Gehlot calls Adani 'bhai'; BJP slams Rahul

The BJP on Friday mocked the Congress after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lavished praise on Gautam Adani, the industrialist Rahul Gandhi often picks to allege that Prime Minister Narendra Modi helps only big businessmen.

Gehlot, however, hit back saying the Congress has never been against industries.

Adani, chairman of the Adani Group and currently the richest Asian, was seated next to Gehlot at 'Invest Rajasthan', an event organised by the Congress-run state to attract investment.

Adani announced a whopping Rs 65,000 crore investment in the state over the next five to seven years - setting up a 10,000 MW solar power facility, expanding cement plant, and upgrading the Jaipur International Airport.

During his address, Gehlot addressed the business tycoon as "Gautam bhai" and congratulated him for becoming the world's second richest person.

Even as Gehlot showered praise on Adani, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, without naming the business magnet, put up a tweet saying the Centre was waving loans amounting to several crore rupees of "capitalist friends" while the others were living a life of debt.

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"Yesterday, I met a woman. Her farmer husband died of suicide as he had a debt of Rs 50,000. One Bharat: Loan to capitalist friends at 6% interest and loan waiver of crores. Second India: A life full of debt and hardships at 24% interest to Annadata. 'Two Indias' in one country, we will not accept it," he tweeted, recalling an incident from his Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP state president Satish Poonia shared a 47-second clip showing Rahul Gandhi attacking Adani and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament.

He said while Rahul Gandhi accuses the Centre of favouring Adani and Ambani, the chief minister of Rajasthan favours the two business tycoons.