How Jobs A Central Point Connecting All Parliament 'Intruders' 

As the major security breach at the Parliament is still hitting headlines, the six persons behind the incident throws light on the situation of job crisis in the country. According to the reports, the arrested persons intended to protest against several issues including unemployment. The five of the six accused told Police that they were distressed at the issues such as Manipur violence, inflation, and joblessness. The arrested have been identified as Neelam Azad, D. Manoranjan, Sagar Sharma, Amol Shinde, Vishal Sharma, and Lalit Jha.

Sagar Sharma, 27-year-old, e-rickshaw driver failed to continue his studies after clearing his higher secondary education. He was inspired by Bhagat Singh and Che Guevara, and as per the reports Sagar was well informed and actively participated in political protests and movements.

Amol Shinde,25-year-old Dalit, and son of farmers was disappointed and depressed after his repeated attempts to clear army recruitment exams.

Neelam Azad, on the other hand, was highly educated was an MPhil holder, cleared National Eligibility Test (NET), and State Eligibility Test (SET), but despite the qualifications she failed to land a job. Neelam Azad participated in the farmers protests, and wrestler agitation in Delhi. “My daughter is not a terrorist but is depressed due to unemployment,” Neelam”s mother told Times of India. Manjoranhan D, a 33-year-old engineering graduate previously worked in an IT firm in Bengaluru is currently jobless and assisting his father with farming.

Lalit Jha and Vishal Sharma believed to be mastermind behind the security breach incident is connected to two West Bengal-based NGOs – the Samyabadi Shubhash Sabha which aims to work for the education of backward sections and Pather Dabi which works on environment- issues, newslaundry reports.

Answering the job crisis situation in the country, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli on December 11, in a written reply in the Lower House of the Parliament shared data to prove that “the unemployment rate in the country has a declining trend over the year.” However ,findings released by Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) survey released this year point that nearly 36 percent of Indians aged 15 to 34 believed unemployment is the biggest problem facing the country. The survey also points out that in comparison to 2016, there is considerable increase in the number of people who believed in this regard.