‘Instagram, Facebook are new alcohol’: Rahul’s jibe at Modi

The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a massive rally in Bihar’s Purnia on Thursday, accusing him of distracting the nation’s youth by providing them cheap data, (by calling it ‘addiction of the 21st century’), instead of providing employment.
Addressing a large crowd, the LoP alleged that PM Modi had replaced real opportunities with virtual engagement. “Your PM came here and told you he has given you the intoxication of the 21st century. What used to happen earlier through alcohol or drugs, now happens through Instagram and Facebook. Youth keep watching reels 24 hours a day,” he said.
He asked the crowd pointedly, “How much money have you earned from Instagram, Facebook or making reels? Has any of that come into your pocket? You want jobs or Instagram?”
Gandhi accused the PM of snatching employment from Indian youth and handing it to China. “He doesn’t tell you that he took away your employment and gave it to the youth of China. He made the youth of Bihar labourers,” he said.
The LoP said that under PM Modi’s government, Bihar’s youth were forced to migrate for work while big industrialists reaped benefits.
He also criticised the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, alleging that his “remote control” was in PM Modi’s hands.