Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not understand what the people of the country want as he cannot hear anything except the voice of his "friends". The BJP, however, strongly defended the ‘Agnipath’ scheme.
Rahul made these remarks a day after the government raised the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 years for recruitment under 'Agnipath', amid protests by youth in several parts of the country against the scheme.
The Congress leader also cited schemes such as GST, note ban, farm laws and now Agnipath, saying they were projected to be for the welfare of the people but were rejected by the citizens.
"Agnipath- youth rejected. Farm laws- farmers rejected. Noteban- economists rejected. GST- traders rejected. The PM does not understand what the people of the country want, as he cannot hear anything except the voice of his 'friends'," Rahul said in a tweet.