“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not bothered about what is happening in the country and he only protects his image,” said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, attacking the Centre against the new farm laws.

Gandhi, who was in Punjab as part of his three-day ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, held a series of tractor rallies, to protest against the new agriculture-related laws. He claimed the new laws will not only affect farmers but also consumers.

The Centre has asserted that the laws will be beneficial for farmers and increase their income.

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The former Congress chief also raised the Ladakh standoff issue while addressing the media.

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He claimed that Modi had said no one “snatched” India’s land. Then how was “1,200 square km” taken away by China, the Congress leader asked without substantiating his claim.

“They talk of ‘Bharat Mata’, but Narendra Modi gave 1,200 square km of ‘Bharat Mata’ to China to protect his image. It is a reality,” he alleged.

He suggested that the media should call the prime minister to a press conference and talk to him openly.

“Why is he scared of you… Modi ji is only interested in his image. He will go to (Atal) tunnel alone and then waive. The media, on which there is full monopoly, will show it. So, he has an obsession with his image only. What is happening in India, he is not bothered about it,” he said.