'Who is PM Modi to forgive?' Rahul says students 'need apology not forgiveness'
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer to forgive students who protested against paper leaks. Gandhi argues that the students deserve an apology for the systemic failures in the education system rather than forgiveness.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing political tension in India regarding youth unemployment, education reform, and the ideological clash between the Congress party and the ruling BJP.
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi Tuesday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "will forgive them" remark for students accused of abusing him and his late mother during the anti-paper leak protest at Jantar Mantar."Students are in severe pain, they don't need PM's forgiveness; Modi needs to apologise instead," Rahul Gandhi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.Directing his attack at BJP's ideological mentor, the Congress leader said: "Behind the thinking of the Prime Minister, his colleagues, and the RSS lies a very dangerous and caustic idea"."These people believe that the histories, identities, and languages of India’s diverse states are irrelevant, and that only the language and history defined by the RSS are important. This is why students are out on the streets. India will never accept its cultures, languages, or histories being trampled by anyone.
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