Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi caught in uncomfortable situation

Bengaluru: Girls of all-women Mount Carmel College  embarrassed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi  by endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiatives Clean India (Swach Bharat) and Make in India.

It took place when Congress scion asked girls about the working of  Modi’s ambitious programmes and all replied in one sound “yes”. The answer of girls has made all the congress members in uncomfortable situation with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and state Home Minister G. Parameshwara red-faced.

Gandhi was interacting with about 500 students in the reputed autonomous institution on “Role of youth in building a vibrant India”, amid tight security, as even media was not allowed to cover, ostensibly to avoid being a witness to such an embarrassment and discomfort.

A perturbed Congress lawmaker in the Lok Sabha, however, differed with them and said “you might see it but I don’t see a vision that the BJP is projecting”.

The hour-long interaction was part of Rahul’s outreach programme to campus students across the country.

When a bemused Gandhi again asked students if Make in India was also working, they replied in unison with ‘yes’!