Biggest Issue In Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Is Unemployment: Mallikarjun Kharge | India News

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated on Sunday that the first concern for the approaching Lok Sabha Elections is the unemployment imposed by the ruling Modi authorities. Kharge additional added that the Prime Minister’s pledge to offer 2 crore jobs reverberates as a foul dream in a thoughts of youth.

Congress senior chief Mallikarjun Kharge took a protracted submit on the microblogging website X, the place he emphasised the battle of youth to seek out jobs. “The biggest issue in these Lok Sabha elections is Unemployment, imposed by the BJP. Our Youth are struggling to find jobs, and we are staring at a demographic nightmare,” Kharge stated. 

“Take the case of India’s Premier Institutes – IITs and IIMs Across 12 IITs, around 30% of our students are not getting regular placements. Only 20% of 21 IIMs could complete the summer placements so far,” Kharge Pointed out that if that is the state of affairs of the celebrated institute then simply think about how BJP is destroying the way forward for the youth. 

“The rate of youth unemployment under Modi Govt has tripled since 2014. The ILO’s recent India Employment Report showed that each year, India adds around 70-80 lakh youths to the labour force, but between 2012 and 2019, there was almost ZERO growth in employment – just 0.01%!,” Kharge wrote.

Congress Chief raised questions on PM Modi for offering 2 cr Jobs which now flip into a foul dream within the hearts and minds of our Youth. 

“Any diploma or diploma holder beneath the age of 25, will now have a authorized proper to demand employment and shall be paid not less than Rs 1 Lakh per 12 months. This would take away the boundaries that separate work and studying, thereby opening recent avenues for profession progress,’  he added.

Earlier, on Friday, Congress launched its manifesto titled ‘Nyay Patra’ for the approaching Lok Sabha ELections, guaranteeing, amongst others, a minimal help worth (MSP) to farmers on their produce as per the Swaminathan Commission report, While the BJP had known as it a “bundle of false claims”.