Nyay will act like petrol, kickstart engine of economy: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said here Saturday that the 'Nyay' minimum income scheme promised by his party will act like "petrol" and revive the economy.

He was addressing his first poll rally in Chhattisgarh after the Lok Sabha elections were announced.

With the Nyay scheme, people will be able to buy things they need "which will revive manufacturing units and thereby generate employment opportunities", he said.

"Nyay scheme will act like petrol for the Indian economy which will kickstart its engine," he added.

"In 2014, Narendra Modi made tall promises of providing two crore jobs, fair prices to farmers and depositing Rs 15 lakh in everyone's bank account," the Congress chief said.

Instead, Modi "snatched money from the poor and put it in the pockets" of a few businessmen, he said.

"Modi had raised hopes of people by promising to deposit Rs 15 lakh in their account. I was well aware that it cannot be done," Gandhi said.

"I spoke with world's renowned economists and .