India, Sept. 20 -- Congress MP and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that the "system" was afraid of students who asked questions and instead promoted "andhbhakts (blind followers)" at his 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme in Indore on Saturday, even as Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav hit back, calling the event "Jhoot ki Goonj" and accusing Gandhi of making claims without facts.

Addressing students at the programme, Gandhi said the initiative highlighted issues including paper leaks, institutional failures, recruitment irregularities, collapsing infrastructure and privatisation of education. The theme of the Indore edition was "system versus students".

"Students ask what this system is and how it suppress...