Tue Dec 02 09:37:00 UTC 2025: Summary:

On December 2, 2025, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during the Winter Session of Parliament, criticized the BJP-led government in Gujarat, alleging a rise in drug and illegal liquor issues and a lack of support for farmers impacted by recent floods. He claimed that women felt increasingly unsafe due to rising crime and accused the government of shielding criminals. Gandhi also highlighted the distress of farmers who have suffered crop losses due to floods and questioned the absence of adequate relief measures from the “double-engine” government.

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Gujarat ‘Sinking’ Under Double-Engine Government, Claims Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi – December 2, 2025 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government in Gujarat today, alleging a surge in drug-related crimes and inadequate support for farmers in the state. Speaking to reporters at the Parliament complex during the Winter Session, Gandhi cited feedback from the ongoing Congress ‘Jan Aakrosh Yatra’ in Gujarat.

“The people of Gujarat, especially women, feel increasingly unsafe due to the rising menace of drugs, illegal liquor, and crime,” Gandhi stated. He further accused the government of protecting criminals, leading to public outrage.

Gandhi also highlighted the plight of farmers who have been severely affected by recent devastating floods. “Thousands of Gujarati families have been ruined, and farmers’ crops have been destroyed,” he said. He criticized the lack of sufficient relief packages from the government, despite the presence of a “double-engine” (state and central) BJP administration.

“Gujarat is asking why farmers’ loans aren’t being waived and why the drug trade isn’t being cleaned up,” Gandhi asserted, vowing that the Congress party would continue to expose the failures and corruption of the BJP government in the state.

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