New Delhi: The Congress said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat was a “one-sided” communication in which he did not speak on important issues such as the police action on BHU students, unemployment and high fuel prices.
The Congress’s criticism came hours after Modi, in the 36th episode of his monthly address, said he has used the programme to reflect the views and aspirations of the people rather than expressing his own opinions.
“Over the last three years, we have continuously seen that Mann Ki Baat is (a) one-sided communication exercise of the prime minister...He only does one-sided communication,” Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said.
Kumar alleged that the prime minister did not speak on issues such as police action on students in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) campus last night, unemployment, high fuel prices, the “deteriorating situation” in Kashmir and border areas and incidents of sexual abuse of children.
Terming the police action on students in BHU as "one of the most shameful incidents", he criticised the Centre and state governments for their alleged failure in maintaining law and order in the state.
