New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned the government over the lack of affordable and safe hostel accommodation for students, particularly young women who migrate from villages to cities to pursue higher education.
Referring to a question raised by a student during his interaction with youngsters in Indore on Saturday, Gandhi said the student had come to the city from a village for her studies but was forced to stay in paying guest (PG) accommodation because no hostel facility was available.
Quoting the student, Gandhi wrote in a post on social media platform X, "The government has money to light lamps - why not for our hostels?"Gandhi said the absence of affo...