Importance of being Rahul Gandhi in the time of Modi

The Congress was routed in two consecutive Lok Sabha elections. Rahul Gandhi, its top leader, lost his home seat in the last polls. Still, the government hurries to get its act together whenever Rahul Gandhi launches an attack.
Talk to any BJP leader. They all dismiss Rahul Gandhi with their own set of adjectives for the Congress leader. That, however, does not reflect in how the party responds to Rahul Gandhi. For every charge that Rahul Gandhi levels at the BJP, the party uses so much force in its denial that it keeps him relevant in politics even though he led the Congress to two of its worst electoral performances.

During the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Congress top leadership of party chief Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul Gandhi have looked active in shooting letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi listing demands and suggestions, and questioning the government over several issues.

On April 28, Rahul Gandhi posted a tweet sharing an old video in which he asked the government to tell him the names of top 50 loan defaulters of the country. He said the finance minister refused to answer. Quoting RBI, Rahul Gandhi named absconding businessmen Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi and called them the “friends” of the BJP and “bank chor

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