Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently asserted that high unemployment rates under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government are leading to increased smartphone addiction among Indian youth. In a speech during a protest, he said, An average Indian youth spends 7 and a half hours on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and generally looking at his phone. Because Narendra Modi has failed to get employment for India’s youth.

Rahul’s comments were made in relation to a protest and Parliament security breach that occurred in December. According to him, while the security breach was undoubtedly serious, it is crucial to understand the reason behind it: unemployment. He claimed that the youth of the country resort to such protests due to lack of employment opportunities.

This protest followed the suspension of a record 146 Opposition MPs from Parliament during the Winter Session. They were suspended for disorderly conduct, and their main demand was a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the Parliament security breach.

Rahul also mentioned a controversial video he recorded featuring an Opposition protest, and criticized the media for focusing more on the video than on the country’s unemployment issue.