Purnea, Nov. 7 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today launched a fierce attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led central government and accused Modi of misleading Bihar's youth and trapping them in the world of social media.

Addressing a massive election rally in the Kasba Assembly constituency of Purnea district, Gandhi dubbed the social media, gift of Modi to the youth , as the addiction of the 21st century.

Calling social media the new drug of the century, Gandhi said, "Reels, Facebook and Instagram are the addictions of the 21st century. What alcohol and drugs once did, these platforms are doing now."Gandhi said that instead of empowering the youth economically, the government has trapped them in the...