Nagpur, Sept. 6 -- NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule on Sunday said that in a democracy, the ability to listen is as important as the right to speak.

Talking to media persons here, Sule said that the state of the nation is worrying, and that is where the work needs to be done.

She was asked about the remarks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Shri Ram College of Commerce's centenary event in which he took digs at the Congress as also at some opposition parties. Congress leaders have slammed PM Modi's remarks.

"Just as we possess the power of speech, in a robust democracy-one I deeply believe in-we must also possess the capacity to listen. They have the right to criticise us; just as we speak about their policies, they too have the right t...