Rahul Gandhi slams Modi's silence on national issues

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi advised PM Modi to break his silence and slammed him for being mum on important national issues. He accused PM Modi of giving away Indian territory to China to save his image.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being tight-lipped on various important issues of the country.

The Prime Minister should break his silence and come out to face the many questions being asked in the country, Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday.

Taking a jibe at the recent visit of PM Modi to inaugurate the Atal Tunnel, Rohtang in Uttarakhand, the Congress leader said, "PM Ji, stop waving hands in the tunnel alone, break your silence. Face the questions, the country is asking many things from you," the tweet read (roughly translated from Hindi).

• PM जी, अकेले टनल में हाथ हिलाना छोड़ो, अपनी चुप्पी तोड़ो।
  सवालों का सामना करो, देश आपसे बहुत कुछ पूछ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/o6pVLjZlIO

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 7, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  PM जी, अकेले टनल में हाथ हिलाना छोड़ो, अपनी चुप्पी तोड़ो।
  सवालों का सामना करो, देश आपसे बहुत कुछ पूछ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/o6pVLjZlIO

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 7, 2020

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  PM जी, अकेले टनल में हाथ हिलाना छोड़ो, अपनी चुप्पी तोड़ो।
  सवालों का सामना करो, देश आपसे बहुत कुछ पूछ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/o6pVLjZlIO

  — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 7, 2020

The Wayanad MP shared a clip from his yesterday's press conference in Punjab in which he had advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several issues, ranging from COVID-19 management, to farm laws, and the Hathras incident.

He had also said yesterday that PM Modi in order to "save his image had handed over 1,200 sq km of Indian territory to China."

He had also demanded the Prime Minister to speak to the media over the several issues which are currently gripping the nation.

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Earlier yesterday, Gandhi had said that Congress' 'Kheti Bachao Yatra' is against the 'kaala kanoon' (dark laws), which will destroy the existing structure of agriculture in the country, affecting Punjab and Haryana most severely.

"Our yatra is against the three 'kaala kanoon' (laws which bring darkness) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These laws will destroy the existing structure of farming and food security in the country. Punjab and Haryana will be the most affected by it. If this structure breaks then in future Punjab will not be able to find a way out," Gandhi said at a press conference here.

Gandhi is leading tractor rallies in Punjab and Haryana to protest against the Centre's new farm laws. Erstwhile, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi visited Hathras to meet the family of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by 'upper caste' men. The brother-sister duo was shoved and manhandled by the UP Police during their initial visit to the village which was widely condemned by opposition leaders.

The Congress has been critical of the Modi government on various issues like COVID-19 handling, rising unemployment, shrinking GDP, Chinese intrusion and plight of the migrant workers during the lockdown.

With ANI inputs