TIL Desk/National/Washington/ Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said that there is a definite capture of institutions and media in India and the result of Karnataka and the next upcoming Assembly elections will be an “indicator” of what is going to happen as there is anger within people.
Addressing media here at the National Press Club, Gandhi on Thursday said, “There is a definite capture of institution and press. I am not convinced that… I don’t believe everything I hear. I walked across India and walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and talked directly to millions of Indians and they don’t seem to be very happy.”
“They were very clear they were serious about issues of unemployment, price rise and there was angst in the people. Look at the Karnataka elections and the next three to four elections. That will be an indicator, that’s going to happen, ” he added while responding to a query on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Asked about the condition of Indian economy, the Congress leader, who is on a six-day visit to the US, said, “What we see on the ground is massive unemployment and dramatic increase in prices and this is one of the reason why we won in Karnataka as there was feeling in india that there is a set of people who have huge amount of wealth and there are large number of people who are poor and struggling.”
“Huge income disparity and huge unemployment as it is at 40-year high. So to say economy is doing well I don’t quiet agree with it, ” Gandhi added.
