AZAMGARGH/MAU/GHAZIPUR: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "anti-poor" at the end of the first leg of his Deoria to Delhi kisan yatra on Sunday. "Modi selfie leta hai, masti karta hai, iski masti kam karna hai (Modi takes selfie, make merry; we have to put a leash on this)," said Rahul at a 'khaat' or cot sabha at Bhadsar in Ghazipur district. Rahul will take a break from campaigning for two days and re-start his yatra after Bakrid.One the sixth day of his yatra, Rahul also targeted BSP chief Mayawati and UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Bring hand (Congress) and see what we do)," Rahul said, adding,Targeting Modi, Rahul said, "The PM goes to America, takes selfies with his friend Obama and, without returning to India, goes to China and Japan. He never takes a selfie with farmers ..."Farmers sell daal at Rs 40 per kg, but buy at Rs 200.

Source: Times of India September 11, 2016 21:20 UTC