Rahul Gandhi has put forward a valid stance, says Ragini Nayak over his 'dande marenge' remark

Bharatiya Janata Party strongly opposed Rahul Gandhi's 'dande marenge' remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Thursday. Clarifying his remark, Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak said in the view of the current of the nation, Rahul Gandhi has placed an appropriate question in front of PM Modi regarding the ongoing job crisis.

New Delhi: A ruckus erupted in Parliament on Thursday when Bharatiya Janata Party strongly opposed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'dande marenge' remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Gandhi had launched a scathing attack on Modi over the ongoing job crisis on Wednesday and said “The PM won’t be able to come out of his home. The youth will beat him up with sticks and make him understand that his country can’t progress without providing jobs to youth.”

However, clarifying on his statement, the Congress party said that Rahul Gandhi was seeking answers on unemployment from the Prime Minister on behalf of the youth of this country, who is suffering from the same.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, Congress spokesperson Ragini Nayak said, "Economy of the country is in shambles right now as it is witnessing highest unemployment rate in the last 45 years and it slipped 10 places in the 2019 global ranking to 51st place. In the view of the current situation of the nation, Rahul Gandhi has placed an appropriate question in front of PM Modi."

Rahul Gandhi has been constantly asking about the future of country's youth, she said, adding what happened to those two crores jobs which Modi government had promised?

Clarifying Rahul Gandhi's remark, she said, " If PM Modi will not provide employment and if the youth of the nation will continue to job crisis, then he will be questioned. Due to which his social life will be at risk and he will have to face consequences which Rahul Gandhi mentioned."

In response to Rahul Gandhi’s remark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he will practice "Surya namaskar" more often to brace for the attack.

"I heard an Opposition MP say yesterday that the youth of the country will attack me with sticks in another six months. So, I have decided to perform more 'Surya namaskar' to make my back strong enough to bear the assault," Modi said.

Speaking in connection with the matter, she said, "It will be good if PM Modi focuses on reviving the economy of the country, along with Surya Namaskar because the latter won't yield results."

The minister further said that PM Modi is ignoring questions on unemployment about which the whole nation wants to know.