Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to adopt several lifestyle changes, including working from home and avoiding buying gold for about a year, to soften the impact of the ongoing war between the United States and Iran.
However, his suggestions failed to impress the Opposition as Congress called the appeals 'proofs of failure.'
Modi's appeal to the nation came over two months after the war in West Asia started on February 28, and the war has sent ripples across the world as it seriously dented global energy supply.
Reacting to Modi's address, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi wrote in a post on X, 'Modi ji demanded sacrifices from the public yesterday - don't buy gold, don't go abroad, use less petrol, cut down on fertilizer and cooking oil, take the metro, work from home.'
He added that these were not mere 'sermons' but 'proofs of failure'. 'In 12 years, he's brought the country to such a pass that the public has to be told - what to buy, what not to buy, where to go, where not to go. Every time, they shift the responsibility onto the people so they can escape accountability themselves,' Gandhi wrote.
He reiterated his 'compromised PM' jab at Modi and said that running the country was no longer within his reach.
