Assault on human dignity, says Rahul Gandhi on incident of bonded labour in U.P.
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has condemned a bonded labor incident in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where 13 workers were held captive and abused. Gandhi attributed the exploitation to a failing economy and the erosion of labor protections, while local Congress leaders blamed the BJP government's policies.
Why it matters
The incident highlights severe human rights abuses and the vulnerability of migrant workers in the face of economic instability and weak regulatory enforcement.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) reacted sharply over the alleged incident of forced bonded labour in Muzaffarnagar describing the incident as an assault on human dignity adding as jobs disappear due to the collapsed economy most vulnerable sections are falling prey to such exploitation.
The article focuses heavily on the opposition leader's critique of the government and frames the incident as a systemic failure of current economic policies.
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