'Aamdani kam, mehangai se nikalta dum': Rahul Gandhi takes cab, highlights plight of drivers, gig workers​

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shared a video on social media platform X on Monday in which he spoke to a cab driver during a ride, drawing attention to the challenges faced by gig workers in India. (Photo/Agencies)

Rahul Gandhi highlighted the plight of gig workers and asserted that the Congress governments in states would make concrete policies to solve their problems while the INDIA bloc would strive for ensuring their nationwide implementation. (Photo/Agencies)

The Raebareli MP posted a video of himself taking an Uber ride and having a conversation with the cab driver, named Sunil Upadhyay, as he whizzed across Delhi on the vehicle’s front seat. (Photo/Agencies)

Posting the video on X, Gandhi wrote in Hindi, "Aamdani kam aur mehengai se nikalta dum - ye hai Bharat ke gig wokers ki vyatha". "Low income and inflation ruining lives -- this is the plight of India's gig workers! In discussion with Sunil Upadhyay ji during a Uber ride and then, after meeting his family, took stock of the problems faced by gig workers such as cab drivers and delivery agents in the country," he said. (Photo/Agencies)

"They are barely surviving on 'hand to mouth income' -- no savings and no foundation for the family's future. To solve these, the state governments of the Congress will do justice by making concrete policies," Rahul Gandhi said in his post. (Photo/Agencies)

The video, which is over 11 minutes long, shows Gandhi taking a cab ride after booking it through the Uber app. During the ride, he engages in a conversation with the driver, who is originally from Etah, Uttar Pradesh, and asks about the challenges he faces. (Photo/Agencies)

Gandhi informed Upadhyay, as seen in the video, that the Congress government in Rajasthan had mandated that companies provide pensions for gig workers. When Gandhi asked Upadhyay what changes he would like to see, the latter pressed on the need for drivers to have enough income after deductions to support their households, advocating for the establishment of a minimum wage. (Photo/Agencies)

The day following the ride, Gandhi is seen having lunch with the cab driver's family at a restaurant in Delhi. He reassures them that Congress governments in various states are considering the welfare of gig workers and expresses his commitment to ensuring social security for the drivers and their families. (Photo/Agencies)