Raj Babbar praised Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana at Congress’ rally against inflation, unemployment, and LPG price hike on Sunday, while Manish Tewari did not attend because he was on a foreign trip.On Saturday, Raj Babbar tweeted: “PM Jan Dhan Yojana has completed eight years; people are getting money directly, and it is a revolution – half of them are women. Manmohan Singh initiated the program, but the current government has implemented it better.”
A number of G-23 leaders have drafted letters to Congress President calling for sweeping reforms. Raj Babbar is one of them.
The rally was skipped by another G-23 leader, Manish Tewari. According to his office, he is on a foreign tour which was decided before the Congress rally. In spite of the fact that Tewari is among the leaders who criticize Congress’ functioning, he was a leader in the Congress’ protest on August 5.