As Narendra Modi accepted an online fitness challenge from Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, Congress president Rahul Gandhi was quick to dare the prime minister for a “fuel challenge”, asking him to reduce the spiralling fuel prices in the country or face a nationwide stir by his party.
Here’s what he wrote-
Dear PM,
Glad to see you accept the @imVkohli fitness challenge. Here’s one from me:
Reduce Fuel prices or the Congress will do a nationwide agitation and force you to do so.
I look forward to your response.#FuelChallenge
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 24, 2018
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Earlier in the day Tejashwi Yadav, RJD politician from Bihar, had asked Modi to take up the challenge of providing jobs, among other things.
While we have nothing against accepting fitness challenge from @imVkohli . I urge you to accept the challenge to provide jobs to young, relief to farmers, promise of no violence against dalits & minorities. Would you accept my challenge @narendramodi Sir?
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) May 24, 2018
Soon, senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala joined the chorus to slam the PM. In a series of tweets, Surjewala said cornered PM Modi over the rising petrol and diesel prices and other issues.
Surjewala said PM Modi has failed to keep his 2014 poll promise of providing 2 crore jobs. He also raised the issue of national security and said that the government has failed to protect its borders from Pakistan and China both.
Dear PM,
Pl accept the #FitnessChallenge to-
1. Restore the economic fitness of common man by reducing the ruaway prices of Petrol/Diesel as you fleeced ₹10 Lakh Cr in 4 years by raising exise 11 times.
2. Restore the Job Fitness of young by giving 2 Cr jobs as promised.
1/2— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) May 24, 2018
“Please accept the FitnessChallenge of-National Security Fitness by stopping Pak sponsored terrorism & Chinese incursion in Doklam,next to Arunanchal Border and elsewhere. Nation must come first. Please forego the media stunts & accept the ‘Governance’ challenge,” Surjewala said.