Lucknow,
Instead of urging not to be pessimistic about the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should focus on the two major challenges before the country — joblessness among the youth and predicament of farmers, said Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on Thursday.

Speaking to mediapersons, Gandhi said, “Like a true leader the Prime Minister should say that we have one more year to go and we will deliver. As an Opposition leader I am advising him that he needs to focus on two main problems concerning unemployment and farmers”.

Meanwhile, hundreds of people from across his constituency queued up for their turn to meet the Congress vice-president with their grievances and complaints at the ‘Janata Darshan’ held Munshiganj guest house in Amethi. Most of the complaints related to the delay in developmental work due to apathy of the local administration.

A delegation of anganwari workers urged Gandhi to meet their large number of colleagues, who have been protesting for the last 18 days. Later, Gandhi was stopped at Gauriganj by the protesting anganawari workers. He promised to raise the issue of their low wages in Parliament.

He also visited the homes of some senior party workers.

Later in the day, Gandhi met party workers at the Rajiv Gandhi College in Tiloi and heard their problems.