Media shows Ambani wedding; has no time for unemployment and farmers’ issues, says Rahul Gandhi
The Hindu
Rahul Gandhi criticizes media for focusing on Ambani wedding instead of key issues during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the mainstream media for telecasting billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding festivities, and accused it of not highlighting issues like farmers’ protest, unemployment, and inflation.
The former Congress president’s remarks came as he was addressing a crowd on the third day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Madhya Pradesh.
Saying that the biggest issues in the country are unemployment, inflation and corruption, Mr. Gandhi said, “Why is the Ambani ji’s wedding being discussed in the media all day long? Someone explain this to me.”
“When you watch the TV [news] you will see Bollywood stars, they will talk about cricket sometimes. But they will not talk about your issues because you have no control over the media,” Mr. Gandhi said, reiterating his stance that the OBCs, Dalits and tribals do not have proper representation across sectors.
Mr. Gandhi said that the media is not for the poor, farmers and the underprivileged as it is owned by big industrialists.
Throughout the yatra in the State, Mr. Gandhi continues to reiterate his promise of conducting a nationwide caste census, which he claims is a tool to provide proper representation to the OBCs, Dalits, and tribals.
Mr. Gandhi resumed his march from M.P.’s Shivpuri on Monday morning, after a break on Sunday when he went to Patna to attend a rally of Mahagathbandhan.
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