New Delhi May 9 (IANS) Attacking BJP s previous government in Karnataka Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said when it came to corruption it had "won hands down".
"In Karnataka when it comes to corruption it s a no contest as this graphic shows. The BJP wins hands down " Gandhi tweeted citing attaching a graphic titled Who works better? .
He noted that Congress rule between 2013-18 the state was the top job creator in the country and the party brought Anna Bhagya scheme which fed 4 crore people built Ramthal Marol Asia s largest drip irrigation project and also the world s largest solar power park.
However according to the graphic shared by Gandhi during BJP s rule between 2008-13 Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was jailed in denotification scam.
"During BJP s rule India s largest political poaching scandal - Operation Kamala took place. Pioneered cashless corruption by taking bribes in cheque. Krishnaiah Setty jailed in land grab case " read the graphic.
In yet another tweet said: "In Karnataka Congress Vs BJP is a no contest as the graphic shows."
The graphic showed that during Congress rule 53 lakh jobs were created while during BJP s rule it was 26.64 lakh jobs.
It also stated that during the Congress government Rs 12 000 crore was given as loan to farmers while during BJP s rule it was only Rs 6 560 crore.
"During Congress rule total budget outlay was Rs 2 09 181 crore and during BJP s rule it was Rs 1 17 005 crore " the graphic said also adding that during Congress rule 42.3 km of metro construction was completed and during BJP rule 6.7 km was covered while 15.5 lakh houses were built under the Congress to the BJP s 11.3 lakh houses.
--IANS
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