Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Saturday described the Congress’ NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) as “anyaay (injustice) yojana”, saying that the scheme is “laughable” when compared to the welfare schemes implemented by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The public is able to see all the anyaay done by them (Congress) in their NYAY scheme. This is a type of anyaay yojana, as in the period of more than 70 years of Independence, you (Congress) ruled the country for almost three-fourths of the period but never thought about the betterment of the people, especially the poor,” Sharma  said here on Saturday.

“The worst impact of the anyaay yojana will be visible in Amethi (Rahul Gandhi’s constituency), where the raj gharana (royal family) will lose the Lok Sabha election this time by a margin of few lakh votes for the first time, and the flag of the BJP will fly high,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi had on Monday announced that `72,000 per year will be given as minimum income to five crore poor families if his party is voted to power in Lok Sabha polls, asserting that it will be a “final assault” on poverty.

Pointing out that the Congress had been saying garibi hataao (eradicate poverty) for the past five decades, Sharma wondered what the grand old party had done to achieve the goal.

In 72 years, since Independence the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said, the Congress was not able to give even `72 and only raised garibi hatao slogans. “The Congress is trying to misguide the people of the country by showing dreams of giving `72,000 per year.”

“This only shows their disappointment and desperation vis-à-vis the various developmental works carried out by the BJP government in the last five years,” Sharma said, adding that the people of the country would now say “Rahul bhagaao”.

Sharma said the NYAY scheme seemed “laughable” when compared to the welfare schemes implemented by the National Democratic Alliance for the poor.