New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has said the tragedy of politics today was that the voice of the people was being suppressed.
He recalled the manner in which his father and former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi used to interact with the masses and lamented that the connect with politicians and leaders was missing these days.
“What I remember of my tours with my father was, what was driving the tour was not just connecting with people. It was actually trying to understand their needs and it was about listening to what they were trying to tell him and I remember a lot of it was just going there and listening,” he said.
Rahul also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over data that said there were 15 lakh fewer job opportunities in August as compared to July.
“The Modi government is harmful for employment. They do not promote or support any kind of ‘friendless’ business or employment… and are trying to snatch away jobs those who have it. And a pretense of self-reliance is expected from countrymen,” he tweeted.