Simi Singh, a college student, said she was not very impressed by the 42-year-old leader's speech.
"In the eight years since he joined politics, and despite belonging to a political family, he was speaking in a way that no one has done earlier.. Other leaders have always spoken progressive things, but he did not say anything progressive, or what initiatives the Congress party-led government is planning to take for welfare of the people. The aam public is not interested in such speeches."
However, she added: "I like the way he goes to people's homes and tries to understand their problems, but he should do something more concrete."
At the Delhi Metro and at roadside tea shops, Rahul Gandhi's speech was the topic of hot discussion among many.
"Why is Rahul Gandhi now talking about (misuse of) red lights? If he had wanted, he could have ensured that red (beacon) lights are not misused and then spoken about it," said a passenger on a Metro train that was going from Noida to Dwarka.
