Slamming Mayawati for large scale scams in central government sponsored welfare schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has accused her of depriving the poor the benefits of these schemes. The Central government money addressed to poor people was swindled by her ministers, he said while campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections. The poor feel cheated because the welfare benefits did not reach them, Rahul Gandhi added. Highlighting that recently Union Minister Jayaram Ramesh had stated that there was massive corruption in MGNREGS in UP and the Health Minister also said that another Rs 3,000 crores were swindled from NRHM funds. Pointing out that the people in the last Assembly elections put full confidence in Mayawati Rahul Gandhi asked, “did she come to you or heard your problems?” Cautioning the people that Mayawati was really not interested in welfare of the poor, Rahul Gandhi urged the people to get rid of her government. He exhorted them to give this time a chance to Congress (I) and promised that Congress (I) would ensure that the benefits of the welfare schemes reach the poor.
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