While the headline screams about a critique of youth entertainment, the truly surprising layer lies in the metaphor this creates: by accusing narendra modi of “asking youth to watch reels” so they *don’t raise questions on unemployment”, rahul gandhi isn’t just hitting at distraction tactics. He’s placing modern social-media behaviour (scrolling, short-form entertainment) at the heart of a democratic concern.
In effect: the argument becomes one of agency—that when youth are redirected into passive scrolling, the active questioning (jobs, rights, futures) gets postponed.
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In a packed rally in Begusarai, rahul gandhi pulled no punches: according to him, prime minister narendra modi is orchestrating a massive distraction operation. He claimed that the PM is steering the youth toward “scrolling reels” — not by chance, but by design — so that vital questions about unemployment, under-employment and the vanishing jobs don’t gain traction.
The implication is explosive: the leader of the opposition is alleging that entertainment is being weaponised as an electoral tool. That the very rhythm of youth leisure—short videos, constant feeds—is being used to mute democratic dissent. That when a government fails on jobs (a key youth demand) it instead asks the youth to look elsewhere.
And gandhi didn’t stop there. He targeted the heart of the matter: “Does swiping through a reel change your bank balance? Does it bring you a job?” His words ignited the crowd. He turned what might seem like trivial youth behaviour into a political battleground: scroll now, question later—maybe never.
The controversy now blasts open: if entertainment becomes a buffer between citizen and state, what happens to accountability? What happens to youth who believe they’re just relaxing—but might really be part of a subtle shift away from participation?
Whether you love him or loathe him, rahul gandhi just reframed the debate: this is now about who controls the mental screen time of a generation—and for what purpose.
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