New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP-led Centre on Friday of duping the country’s youngsters on employment generation by making false claims and coming up with false data on jobs.
He alleged that the government has only given paper leaks to youngsters and snatched their jobs with its bad policies.
“False claims, falsification of data, and covering up the truth of declining jobs have become a habit of the Modi government. 82 percent of youth are looking for a job this year, and 55 percent said it became difficult to find a job last year. 37 percent say they have given up hope of finding a new job in 2025,” Kharge claimed in a post on X.
In Maharashtra, where 1.11 lakh women applied for a mere 1,257 Mumbai Police constable posts, many of them forced to spend the night on the pavement with toddlers, is a grim reminder of the grave unemployment situation, he said.
“A suicide helpline number launched on July 15 by the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat has received more than 1,600 distress calls from those who either lost their jobs or were struggling with reduced wages that crippled their household finances,” Kharge said.
Surat’s famed diamond industry is facing recession, with firms announcing a “10-day vacation” for their 50,000 employees, he said.
“Last month, we witnessed how over 25,000 job seekers had turned up for 2,216 vacancies for the post of loaders at Mumbai airport. Similar stampede-like scenes were witnessed in Gujarat’s Bharuch, where 1,800 people turned up for 10 openings at a private company,” he said.
“No amount of whitewashing by the Modi government can change the truth that lakhs of job aspirants have to daily struggle on the road with very few jobs!” the Congress chief said.
The BJP’s “jumla” of 2 crore jobs per year signifies shameless betrayal to every Indian, Kharge said.
