India, July 21 -- Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh on Tuesday criticised the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, for his dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, accusing him of "backtracking on his word."

"A request was made to Shri Rahul Gandhi to end his sit-in, as this site is not meant for protests, and holding a sit-in here is causing considerable inconvenience to the general public. Shri Rahul Gandhi put forward the demand that if the government agrees to discuss in Parliament all issues related to NEET and the associated movement, he would immediately end his sit-in. Within a few moments, after taking permission from the government's top leadership, Shri Rahul Gandhi ...