India, June 15 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday called on students and young job aspirants to join the "Students' Echo" (Chhatron Ki Goonj) protest in Kota on June 17. The Opposition leader accused the government of failing India's youth through repeated exam paper leaks, cancelled tests and delayed recruitment processes.

On X, Gandhi said that in today's India, young people were being "punished for daring to dream" and that hard work no longer guaranteed success. He said every paper leak, cancelled examination and stalled recruitment drive was a systemic failure and a blow to the dreams of millions of students and job seekers.

Gandhi, acknowledging the frustration and anger among the youth, said when the government refuses to ...