Kharge Calls Prime Minister’s Remark On Employment Surge “A Web Of Lies”
The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of weaving a “web of lives” a day after he had said that India added nearly 4.7 crore jobs during 2023-24.
The Congress President’s offensive has come a day after the Prime Minister pointed to a Reserve Bank of India report that said India added nearly 4.7 crore jobs during 2023-24.
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Mr Narendra Modi, In Mumbai yesterday, you were weaving a web of lies on giving out jobs. I would like to remind you what you said while announcing the National Recruitment Agency (NRA). In August 2020, you had said, ‘NRA would prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters. This general eligibility exam would remove the need for multiple exams and save time and resources. It will also boost transparency”.
.@narendramodi जी,
कल आप मुंबई में नौकरियाँ देने पर झूठ का मायाजाल बुन रहे थे।
मैं आपको पुनः याद दिलाना चाहता हूँ कि आपने NRA – National Recruitment Agency की घोषणा करते हुए क्या कहा था।
अगस्त 2020 में आपने कहा था – “NRA करोड़ों युवाओं के लिए वरदान साबित होगी। सामान्य… pic.twitter.com/RZOQkMh1hh
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) July 14, 2024
Questioning the statement of Narendra Modi, he asked three questions, regarding why NRA has not conducted a single exam, why an amount of Rs 58 crore of the Rs 1517 crore fund allocated? “Has it been kept dysfunctional deliberately to snatch the reservation rights of youngsters from SC, ST, OBC and EWS communities,” he asked in the post on X.
He has also pointed out the question paper leak of multiple competitive exams. Mr Kharge said “NTA (National Testing Agency) was used to manipulate exams and leak papers, and no exam was conducted by NRA. BJP-RSS have vowed to destroy the education system and finish the future of youngsters. We raised the issue of NRA earlier too, but the Modi government has taken a vow of silence”.
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During an event that took place in Mumbai, the Prime minister took a swipe at the opposition parties, who had played up the unemployment issue in their campaign for the recently held general election. He pointing at the figure said this had silenced those who were spreading fake narratives on jobs. “Those who spread fake narratives are enemies of investment, infrastructure development and enemies of the country’s growth. Their every policy is about betraying youth and stall employment. Now they are getting exposed as people are rejecting their lies,” the Prime Minister said.
