Students Who Ask Questions Are a Threat to the System, Says Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi says students who ask questions pose a danger to the system, whose top layer he claims consists of six people.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that students represent a threat to the established system because they ask questions, and he described the uppermost tier of that system as being made up of six individuals.
Speaking on the theme, Gandhi said students question why institutions such as the judiciary, the bureaucracy and the Election Commission are not performing their duties as they should. According to him, this habit of interrogation is what makes students a source of danger to the system.
He characterised the system as being run under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said it favours "andhbhakts" — a term he used for unquestioning followers — over students who raise questions.
The remarks place the focus on the relationship between citizens who seek accountability and the institutions expected to deliver it. Gandhi's argument centres on the idea that questioning the functioning of the judiciary, the bureaucracy and the poll panel is treated as a problem rather than a legitimate exercise.
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