Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will hold a discussion on unemployment and the challenges faced by students in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday.
Gandhi said that he was coming to Prayagraj, asserting that the country’s youth today have “no future” in education or employment under the present system. He also called for collective action to change the situation.
In a post on X, Gandhi said, “I am coming to Prayagraj – the city where the largest number of young people prepare for their future. One thing is clear: every student here knows that the system has become dishonest. There is no shortage in your hard work – the shortcoming lies in the intent of the system, which does not reward your effort.
“Paper leaks, stalled recruitments, years of waiting and no accountability. Students raised their voices in Kota, then again in Dehradun, and in Delhi these very students were lathi-charged simply for asking questions. In the end, a minister had to resign. This government bows only when voices are raised together. That is what I am coming to discuss in Prayagraj tomorrow. You should come too. August 8, 5 pm, KP Ground, Prayagraj.”
In a video message accompanying the X post, Gandhi said, “I am listening to what students have to say. I am coming to Prayagraj to discuss employment and the situation you are facing. I fully accept that in today’s India, whether it is education or employment, our students have no future.
“We all have to change this situation together. With your energy and your voice, we can together resolve this problem.”
The event is scheduled to be held at KP Ground after the Kayastha Pathshala (KP) Trust on Thursday night restored permission a day after withdrawing it.
According to Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai, the police granted permission for the event subject to certain conditions that include – adherence to noise norms, maintenance of law and order, deployment of volunteers for crowd management and no use of provocative or derogatory remarks against any political and non-political organisation, religion, caste or community.