'Modi govt creating 'monopolies or duopolies'; reins of economy must be given back to MSMEs' says, Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of creating a monopoly or duopoly in every sector and called for putting the reins of Indias economy back into the hands of MSMEsGandhi said that during the Winter Session of Parliament he met a delegation of small and medium ice cream manufacturers and by listening to their problems it became clear that the government is determined to destroy small businesses for the benefit of its favoured industrialistsMonopoly or duopoly is a curse for India and the Modi government has been doing exactly this in every sector every industry the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said in a post in Hindi on his WhatsApp channelDuring the Jan Sansad Peoples Parliament I met with a delegation of small and mediumsized ice cream manufacturers Talking to them and listening to their problems made it clear that the government is determined to destroy small businesses for the benefit of its favoured industrialists Gandhi saidThe customers of these small ice cream manufacturers are the poor and lower middleclass people of India he saidGandhi pointed out that there are thousands of such small ice cream manufacturers across the country providing employment to millions of peopleThe GST is so complex for these small businesses that it becomes difficult for them to bear the burden This is why a special composition scheme was created for small businesses but the BJP government deliberately excluded ice cream from this scheme At the same time BJPruled states and municipal corporations have sharply increased fees he saidFaced with this onslaught of high taxes increasing paperwork and rising fees small ice cream manufacturers are collapsing Gandhi said adding that today they are hardly visible even at tourist spots like India GateThis story is being repeated in every sector Only the Prime Ministers favourite monopolists who fund the BJP survive and in return they get a complete monopoly over the market he allegedWe must break this vicious cycle and put the strong reins of Indias economy back into the hands of MSMEs Micro Small and Medium Enterprises so that young people get jobs the public gets affordable and quality options and small businesses can become equal partners in the countrys progress Gandhi saidIn the video posted on Gandhis channel he said the problems being faced by small ice cream manufacturers are the same as every small and medium businesses in India is facingIf you want to create jobs for the people small and medium businesses are the place where it is going to be done What specifically Mr Narendra Modi does is to help monopolies crush these people Gandhi allegedWhen you hand monopoly power to somebody you basically destroy the market The monopolist can do whatever he wants and there is no control over the manufacturers he saidGandhi said he feels it is important to give preference to small and medium industries and they are looked after because they have a space in the economyThere is a reason why Mr Narendra Modi is ensuring that monopolies are built It is because that is the easiest way for him to find the BJP these poor fellows they dont have access to him they dont have access to his offices so they cant basically finance the BJP he saidGandhi alleged that the BJP is creating monopolies everywhere and while the largest ones are Adani and Ambani in every sector they have done soThis is dangerous for the country it weakens the structure of the country and it ensures a large number of Indian youngsters are unemployed Gandhi saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever