Rahul Gandhi interacts with youth, says 'Govt in denial, doesn't realise there is dearth of jobs'

Speaking further on the recent Pulwama attacks and on the 40 soldiers who lost their lives, he said “I completely agree that Paramilitary forces that lose their life serving the nation should be given the stature of martyrs”

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressed hundreds of youth at Jawahar Lal Nahru stadium in the national capital and took on the BJP government stating that their focus is not on the education system, saying “Government cut-short its Education Budget.” “India needs to understand it has job crisis and it needs to work against job crisis” Gandhi said. “Our main competitor is China. But, government refuses to accept that there is a job-crisis”. Speaking further on the recent Pulwama attacks and on the 40 soldiers who lost their lives, he said “I completely agree that Paramilitary forces that lose their life serving the nation should be given the stature of martyrs” Gandhi further lashed out at the government saying, “The government favors 10-15 businessmen and if needed be they are ready to give any institute the title of IIT, Harvard or MIT.”

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Thereafter he challenged PM Modi to come and debate with him and said “I have asked the Prime Minister so many times to come and debate with me on any topic, be it corruption or Rafale”.