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Rahul Gandhi takes yet another dig at Modi over ignoring party worker’s question about middle class

The Congress president has constantly been questioning PM Modi over his stoic silence on many serious issues and for not holding press conferences 

Photo courtesy: social media
Photo courtesy: social media 

Congress President Rahul Gandhi Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reportedly ignoring a BJP worker's question on the middle class' struggle with the taxation policy, saying forget a press meet, he cannot even hold a poll booth workers conference.  Rahul Gandhi was apparently referring to an incident that took place last week during Modi's interaction with "booth workers" from northern districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

He also said "BJP-vetted" questions is a superb idea, but the party should also "consider vetted answers".

The Congress chief cited a media report that claimed Modi faced embarrassing moments during his interaction with BJP workers from Tamil Nadu when a worker sought to know why his administration was busy collecting taxes from the middle class but not interested in taking care of them.

Taking a jibe at the prime minister, Gandhi tweeted: "Vanakam Puducherry! That's NoMo's answer to the struggling middle class. Forget a press conference he can't even string together a polling booth worker's conference." On reports that the BJP will filter questions from workers to Prime Minister Modi following the incident, Rahul Gandhi said, "BJP-vetted questions is a superb idea. Consider vetted answers as well."

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The Deccan Herald report claimed that the prime minister during his video interaction chose not to answer the question raised by the worker and continued with his interaction by switching to Puducherry.  The Congress president has been criticising Modi for not holding a press conference during his tenure.

Earlier this month, Gandhi had posted pictures from a press conference he held and tweeted saying the prime minister should try one someday as it is fun to be asked questions.

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