KOZHIKODE: Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not hearing the country. He was addressing Congress workers in Kozhikode. Rahul also said that he should not say his mann ki baat, instead he should hear people's problems. Modi does not call poor people and farmers 'bhai', however he calls Anil Ambani and Neerav Modi 'bhai', alleged Rahul.
Modi is speaking his mind, however he is not ready to hear the country's needs, he added.

Rahul also alleged that public organizations in the country have been destroyed by Modi.

"The Congress does not want to impose anything on this country. The Congress party wants to listen to what the people have to say and act accordingly. That's why the doors of Congress party is open to everyone.

Congress party really does not mind what religion you belong, which language you speak, what ideology you follow.

That is not an issue to the Congress. We listen to everyone," Gandhi said.

He also referred to farmer suicides in Kerala and said when farmers ask for loan waivers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance minister Arun Jaitley "laugh at them."

Earlier in the day, Gandhi accused Modi of ignoring voices of farmers, fishermen and small businessmen and claimed the BJP-led NDA government listened only to industrialists like Anil Ambani and Nirav Modi.

Gandhi visited the families of Kripesh and Sarath Lal, the two youth Congress activists who were brutally killed allegedly by CPI(M) workers last month.

He also met the parents of slain youth Congress worker Shohaib at Kannur airport.