Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 3: Rahul Gandhi has landed himself in controversy after he made a statement wherein he accused US of keeping silent about what is happening in India. The statement came during a conversation with Harvard Kennedy School professor Nicholas Burns.

Rahul Gandhi said, “I don’t hear anything from the US establishment. If you are saying ‘partnership of democracies’, what is your view on what is going on here?" He further compliment the country and added "I fundamentally believe that America is a profound idea, the idea of freedom, the way it is encapsulated in your constitution, it’s a very powerful idea. But you have to defend that idea. And that is the real question.”

Upon being questioned what his priority would be had he been the prime minister, Rahul Gandhi said that he would move from a growth-centric idea to a job-centric idea of the economy. He said that the only way to start the economy now is to jumpstart production and put a huge amount of money in the hands of people. He further added saying that the growth of the economy is meaningless if it does not create enough jobs and that jobs creation and value addition need to be put on a 'mission mode' in the country in the next few years.

When Burns asked Rahul Gandhi about the farmers protests, he said that the government has shut the feedback route, so the farmers have no other way except to come out on the streets.'

"It is absolutely necessary to reform agriculture, but you cannot attack the foundation of the agriculture system and you certainly cannot do that without having a conversation, because they are going to react," he said.