#Politics | ‘Vishwa guru in snatching jobs’, ‘When will acche din come’: Oppn slams BJP on high unemployment rates

The unemployment rate during November was at 8 per cent, while in September it was the lowest at 6.43 per cent and was at the second highest level during the year at 8.28 per cent in August, the CMIE data said.

While the urban unemployment rate was at 10 per cent during the last month of 2022, rural joblessness stood at 7.5 per cent during December.

Among the states, unemployment continued to be the highest in Haryana at 37.4 per cent in December, followed by Rajasthan at 28.5 per cent, Delhi 20.8 per cent, Bihar 19.1 per cent and Jharkhand 18 per cent.

Taking to Twitter, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in a Hindi tweet: “The unemployment rate in the country has gone up to 8.3%. The unemployment rate in urban areas is a frightening 10.09%! BJP is directly responsible for shattering the dreams of our youth! @narendramodi ji, It was promised to provide 2 crore jobs annually. But your government has become a ‘vishwa guru’ in snatching jobs.”

देश में बेरोज़गारी दर 8.3% हो गया है।

शहरी क्षेत्रों में बेरोज़गारी दर भयावह 10.09% है !

हमारे युवाओं के सपनों को चकनाचूर करने की सीधी ज़िम्मेदार भाजपा है !@narendramodi जी,

वादा था, सालाना 2 करोड़ नौकरियाँ देने का…
पर आपकी सरकार नौकरियाँ छीनने में “विश्व गुरू” बन गयी है। pic.twitter.com/RueDALfRIs

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) January 2, 2023

On Sunday, the official account of the Congress tweeted, “Modi ji… what happened to 2 crore jobs every year?”

Jairam Ramesh, the Congress’ general secretary communications in-charge retweeted a post by Netta D’souza, the acting president of the Mahila Congress.

It read: “Unemployment rate made a record jump in the month of December! The Modi government, which has made empty promises of providing 2 crore jobs every year, has made the lives of the youth worthless. Due to wrong policies, industry and business have all collapsed.Modi ji, when will the ‘acche din’ come?”

दिसंबर महीने में बेरोजगारी दर ने लगाई रिकॉर्ड छलांग!

हर साल 2 करोड़ नौकरियाँ देने का खोखला वादा करने वाली मोदी सरकार ने युवाओं की ज़िंदगियों को बेकार बना दिया है।

गलत नीतियों के कारण उद्योग, व्यापार सब चौपट हो चुके हैं।

मोदी जी, कब आएंगे अच्छे दिन? #unemployment #NewYear pic.twitter.com/HdAkeELzQy

— Netta D'Souza (@dnetta) January 1, 2023

Calling “employment the Achilles heel of the NDA regime”, CPI(M) leader Thomas Isaac said, “As more people seek work, pushing up the labour participation rate,the unemployment rate for December rises to 16 month high of 8.3%,says CMIE data.”

As more people seek work, pushing up the labour participation rate,the unemployment rate for December rises to 16 month high of 8.3%,says CMIE data . Employment is going to be the Achilles heel of NDA regime.

— Thomas Isaac (@drthomasisaac) January 2, 2023

HC Mahadevappa, a former MLA from Karnataka said, “Unemployment rate has raised to 8.3% , highest in the last 16 months. Our youths have been given the jobs of spreading hatred and communal differences via whatsapp university. Real jobs and wages have become rare these days.”

“Unemployment rate continues to increase in the country while the clueless and incapable government looks on,” said the official handle of the Kerala Congress.

(With inputs from PTI)