
Jun 25, 2026
✦Hindustan Times
'Rubble of crumbling economy': Rahul Gandhi blames lack of jobs for UP bonded labour case
Rahul Gandhi blamed the crumbling economy for a bonded labour case in UP's Muzaffarnagar. Police freed 12 workers tortured and unpaid for 18 months. Gandhi said lack of jobs and weakened safeguards make vulnerable people easy prey for exploitation. Priyanka Gandhi also called it an assault on human dignity.