Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday stepped up his attacks on the government over the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment to the armed forces, slamming prime minister Narendra Modi for listening only to ‘friends’. Rahul who has tweeted thrice this week as protests against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme turn violent – cited other contentious measures, like demonetisation and the three farm laws – and tweeted: “The prime minister does not understand what the people of the country want, as he cannot hear anything except the voice of his ‘friends’.”
“Agnipath – youth rejected. Farm laws – farmers rejected. Noteban – economists rejected. GST – traders rejected…” the senior Congress leader declared.
