New Delhi [India], July 24 : Congress MP Pawan Khera on Friday questioned the Prime Minister's response on the paper leak issue, saying that statements made after several days would not address the concerns of protesting youth.
"Who is taking the Prime Minister's words seriously? Let him speak. He is responding after 22-25 days and saying strange things," Khera said.
He said the youth had taken to the streets due to genuine concerns and alleged that the Prime Minister's statement would not resolve their frustration.
"The youth are on the streets for a reason. Through such statements, the frustration of the youth is not going to end," he added.
Earlier, Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video message on paper leak cases was an attempt to "mislead" students and the Opposition, while questioning the government's stand to "save" Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The Congress MP alleged that the Prime Minister's midnight video indicated that the government is Fed up and has sleepless nights."
One thing is clear: the Prime Minister is having sleepless nights because at midnight he released a video for students. This indicates that the Prime Minister, ministers and the government are not sleeping. They are completely fed up," Suresh told ANI.
Reacting to the government's decision to set up fast-track courts for paper leak cases, Suresh said the announcement was not acceptable to students and Opposition parties.
"The video is misleading students and the Opposition because they are saying that fast-track courts will be set up and those accused will be punished at the earliest. This is what the Prime Minister said in the video, but students and the Opposition are not believing it," he said.
Sursesh said the removal of Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Cabinet was one of the primary demands of the protesters and questioned why the Prime Minister was "saving" the Education Minister.