YouTuber Dhruv Rathee held his first press conference, criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s absence from such formats
But our Prime Minister has not been able to give a press conference in 12 years.
Rathee described the police action as unlawful and said he intended to take legal action against those responsible. Police, meanwhile, said he had been detained preventively after refusing to heed warnings against joining a protest for which permission had not been granted. NEW DELHI: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his absence from press conferences, saying every public figure should be accountable to citizens, in a video from his first press conference that he shared on X. “This is my first press conference. A small YouTuber from a small village in Haryana is giving a press conference. I think every public person should have accountability in front of the public.
Before you ask questions, I would like to say that look at the state of the country today. That is why a press conference is important and that is why I have come in front of you today,” Rathee said. The post comes amid a political row following Rathee’s detention by Gurugram Police on Saturday, ahead of a planned protest in Delhi over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.