Rahul Gandhi says ‘compromised PM’ no longer capable of running the country

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks calling for measures to be taken by citizens to overcome the challenges posed by the West Asia conflict saying that the compromised PM is no longer capable of running the countryThe leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said the prime ministers words were evidence of failureYesterday Modi Ji called upon the public to make sacrifices do not buy gold do not travel abroad consume less petrol cut down on fertilisers and cooking oil take the Metro and work from home Gandhi said in an X post in HindiThese are not words of counsel they are evidence of failure he saidOver a span of 12 years the country has been brought to such a juncture that the public now has to be told what to buy and what not to buy where to go and where not to go Gandhi saidTime and again they shift the responsibility onto the public to evade their own accountability he saidThe Compromised PM is no longer capable of running the country Gandhi saidThe Congress on Sunday attacked Modi over his remarks urging citizens to use petroleum products judiciously saying the prime minister is clueless about ensuring Indias energy security even after three months into the USIran warThe opposition party said it is shameless reckless and downright immoral that the prime minister is pushing people into inconvenience rather than building contingency plans to ensure the countrys economy is unaffected by this global crisisEmphasising that the Centre is trying to shield people from the adverse impact of the West Asia conflict Prime Minister Modi on Sunday called for judicious use of fuel postponement of gold purchases and foreign travel among other measures to strengthen the economyAddressing a rally organised by the Telangana BJP in Hyderabad he suggested reducing petrol and diesel consumption using metro rail services in cities carpooling increased use of electric vehicles utilising railway services for parcel movement and working from home to conserve foreign exchange amid the crisis in West AsiaStressing the need to save foreign exchange due to the crisis Modi called for postponing the purchase of gold and foreign travel for one yearWe have to save foreign exchange by any means he said adding that due to the West Asia conflict prices of petrol and fertilisers have increased significantlyWhen there is pressure on the supply chain difficulties increase despite various government measures to address the situation he had said Thats why during a global crisis keeping the country above all else we have to take resolutions he had saidWe got into workfromhome virtual meetings video conferencing and many other methods during Covid19 We got used to them The need of the hour is to resume those methods Modi had saidHe called for reduction in edible oil consumption lowering the use of chemical fertilisers promoting natural farming and Swadeshi products to save foreign exchange and make the country selfreliantThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever