Will ensure hardworking labourers get full rights, respect, says Rahul
Terming the country's labourers as "builders of India", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that under the Narendra Modi government their future was in danger, and asserted that he will ensure that the they get their full rights and respect.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha made the remarks in a post in Hindi on X, as he shared a video of his recent interaction with daily wage workers at Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar in Delhi during which listened to their problems.
"In Narendra Modi's government, the 'builders of India' are facing terrible hardships," Gandhi said in his post.
The daily wage workers are forced to run their households for four days with a single day's earnings, he said.
They have no savings and are living off the burden of paying interest, he added.
"I got a chance to meet street vendors and daily wage workers in GTB Nagar and get to know their struggles," Gandhi said.
"The future of the families of those who are building the 'India of the future' is