Unemployment ‘biggest curse’ under Modi govt: Kharge | Parami News

In this situation, Kharge blamed the Modi government of utilizing “suspect employment data for PR” and that “lakhs of job aspirants struggle hard on the road every day with very few jobs.”

He shared a news report on Twitter which claimed that Mumbai Police received 1.11 lakh applications from all over the state for 1257 vacancies of women constables and lady constable drivers.

Mr. Kharge said: “Under Modi government unemployment has been the biggest curse.”

‘The Modi government is using dubious employment data which is grossly inflated by counting ‘unpaid labour’ and ‘one-hour work per week’, as a ridiculous PR exercise!’ he said in his post on Twitter.

According to him, 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 an ominous reminder of deepening unemployment crisis.

“More than 1,600 distress calls were received by a suicide helpline number launched by the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat on July 15 from those who either lost their jobs or were struggling with reduced wages that crippled their household finances”, Mr. Kharge said.

“10-day vacation” for their 50000 employees announced firms facing recession in Surat’s famed diamond industry according to him.

He also stated: “For example last month we saw more than twenty-five thousand job seekers attending interviews at Mumbai airport for loaders positions against only twenty two hundred sixteen openings. Similar stampede-like scenes were witnessed in Gujarat’s Bharuch where one thousand eight hundred people turned up for ten vacancies at a private company”.

“The Congress Chief Said. No amount of whitewashing can change the reality that lakhs of job aspirants have to daily struggle on roads with very few jobs!” He added.

Kharge also called BJP’s claim about creating 2 crore jobs annually as Jumla, “Shameless betrayal of every Indian.” Kharge has said.