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  • ‘Modi Ji Ka Ek Bhi Baccha Hai?’: BJP MP’s Quick-Fix To Tackle Unemployment, Says Stop Producing So Many Children |

    Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The political storm of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is intensifying. Opposition parties are continuously attacking the central and Modi government over inflation and unemployment. Meanwhile, a statement from Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua, the BJP MP and candidate from the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat, has come to the fore. He said that those who are increasing unemployment are the ones who are having children. Bhojpuri actor and BJP MP Dinesh Lal Yadav’s statement on unemployment has come to light. He said, “Tell me, does Modi Ji or Yogi Ji have a single child? They have stopped unemployment, they will not increase unemployment, so who is increasing unemployment? Those who are having children one after another. The government is saying stop, but they are not listening.”

    Nirahua said on unemployment, “Those who say that unemployment is increasing in the country, tell them that there is so much employment and after that, you are increasing the population… that unemployment is increasing. Modi Ji is trying to stop it, the government is trying and when they want to bring a rule that you have fewer children… have only two children… you are saying you are unemployed and you are producing eight more unemployed… you yourself are not able to feed yourself… you are saying that we are unemployed, so if you are unemployed, are you thinking once why are you producing eight more unemployed.

     

    मोदी जी-योगी जी बेरोजगारी रोक दिए हैं, क्योंकि उनका एक भी बच्चा नहीं है.

    जो बच्चे पर बच्चा पैदा कर रहे हैं, वो बेरोजगारी बढ़ा रहे हैं.

    – BJP सांसद निरहुआ

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    जानकारी :- निरहुआ के 3 बच्चे हैं pic.twitter.com/dGgZP3SHqD


    — Ranvijay Singh (@ranvijaylive) April 15, 2024

    Congress leader S Srinivas has taken a jibe at this statement of BJP MP Dinesh Lal Yadav, he shared this video and said, ‘Modi Ji-Yogi Ji did not have a single child so that unemployment does not increase in the country’, he said, did Modi-Yogi really not have children for this reason?

    Unemployment is a big issue in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Congress and Samajwadi Party along with many opposition parties are attacking the Modi government over this. The opposition is continuously cornering the government on this and has made it a big issue in the election. Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua is the BJP candidate from the Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat. He is pitted against SP’s Dharmendra Yadav. Voting is to take place in Azamgarh in the sixth phase on May 25.

  • ‘Take a resolution to give 4th term to PM Modi as well…’ Rajnath Singh in Bihar rally – The Economic Times Video

    At a public rally in Bihar’s Darbhanga, Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh says, “…Give opportunity to our PM, not only 3rd term but take a resolution to give 4th term as well and we will end the crises of poverty and unemployment…Our character is that we do what we say…”

  • Unemployment, price rise rampant since 2014: Rahul Gandhi

    By PTI

    MEDAK: Continuing the tirade against the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AICC leader Rahul Gandhi who is leading the over 3,500 KM Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday alleged that unemployment and price rise are rampant since 2014 in the country.

    Speaking in a corner meeting at Peddapur village in Medak district, Gandhi alleged that the NDA government is privatising public sector undertakings such as BHEL and Railways.

    “Whenever I meet youth during the foot march they talk about unemployment. You should understand why there is unemployment in the country. You must have observed that unemployment and price rise are rampant since 2014 in the country,” the Congress leader said.

    He further said farmers and small and medium businesses provide more employment and livelihood to people, than big business houses.

    He called a farmer Nagi Reddy on the dais and asked him to explain the situation of farmers in Telangana.

    After Reddy spoke about the indirect impact of GST on agriculture, Gandhi said Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Agriculture Minister of the state should learn from Nagi Reddy and listen to the problems of farmers across the state.

    He said today, the yatra is aimed to free India from the clutches of unemployment, inflation and “hatred spread by RSS and BJP.”

    Alleging that the TRS and BJP work in tandem, the Gandhi scion said the black farm laws introduced by the NDA government in Parliament were supported by KCR’s party.

    He said people’s support for the Yatra is overwhelming and he is glad to receive the support and love from the public.

    MEDAK: Continuing the tirade against the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, AICC leader Rahul Gandhi who is leading the over 3,500 KM Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday alleged that unemployment and price rise are rampant since 2014 in the country.

    Speaking in a corner meeting at Peddapur village in Medak district, Gandhi alleged that the NDA government is privatising public sector undertakings such as BHEL and Railways.

    “Whenever I meet youth during the foot march they talk about unemployment. You should understand why there is unemployment in the country. You must have observed that unemployment and price rise are rampant since 2014 in the country,” the Congress leader said.

    He further said farmers and small and medium businesses provide more employment and livelihood to people, than big business houses.

    He called a farmer Nagi Reddy on the dais and asked him to explain the situation of farmers in Telangana.

    After Reddy spoke about the indirect impact of GST on agriculture, Gandhi said Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Agriculture Minister of the state should learn from Nagi Reddy and listen to the problems of farmers across the state.

    He said today, the yatra is aimed to free India from the clutches of unemployment, inflation and “hatred spread by RSS and BJP.”

    Alleging that the TRS and BJP work in tandem, the Gandhi scion said the black farm laws introduced by the NDA government in Parliament were supported by KCR’s party.

    He said people’s support for the Yatra is overwhelming and he is glad to receive the support and love from the public.

  • side effects of pandemic will not go away in 100 days: Modi at Rozgar Mela

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is working towards softening the blow of the economic problems faced by several countries across the world in the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic.

    Addressing the “Rozgar Mela” after distributing 75,000 appointment letters among government job aspirants, Modi said the Centre is also working on multiple fronts to create maximum job opportunities for youngsters.

    “It is a fact that the global situation is not very good. Several large economies are struggling. In several countries, problems such as high inflation and unemployment are at their peak,” Modi said.

    He said the side effects of the once-in-a-century pandemic will not go away in -100 days.

    “But despite this crisis faced the world over, the impact of which is being felt everywhere, India is taking new initiatives and some risks to save our country from being affected by these problems.”

    “We are working to soften this impact on our country. It is a challenging job, but with your blessings, we have been protected till now,” Modi said.

    Earlier, the prime minister sent appointment letters to 75,000 job aspirants electronically. The new recruits, selected from across the country, will join 38 ministries or departments of the Government of India.

    ALSO READ: Unemployment in Karnataka peaks in festive season

    They will join the government at various levels in Group A and B (gazetted), Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C.

    The posts on which appointments are being made include those of the central armed forces personnel, sub-inspectors, constables, LDCs, stenographers, PAs, income tax inspectors and MTS, according to a statement issued by the government.

    These recruitments are being done by the ministries and departments either by themselves or through recruiting agencies such as the UPSC, the SSC and the Railway Recruitment Board.

    For expeditious recruitment, the selection processes have been simplified and made tech-enabled, the government had said.

    The prime minister had asked various government departments and ministries in June to recruit 10 lakh people on a “mission mode” in the next year and a half.

    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is working towards softening the blow of the economic problems faced by several countries across the world in the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic.

    Addressing the “Rozgar Mela” after distributing 75,000 appointment letters among government job aspirants, Modi said the Centre is also working on multiple fronts to create maximum job opportunities for youngsters.

    “It is a fact that the global situation is not very good. Several large economies are struggling. In several countries, problems such as high inflation and unemployment are at their peak,” Modi said.

    He said the side effects of the once-in-a-century pandemic will not go away in -100 days.

    “But despite this crisis faced the world over, the impact of which is being felt everywhere, India is taking new initiatives and some risks to save our country from being affected by these problems.”

    “We are working to soften this impact on our country. It is a challenging job, but with your blessings, we have been protected till now,” Modi said.

    Earlier, the prime minister sent appointment letters to 75,000 job aspirants electronically. The new recruits, selected from across the country, will join 38 ministries or departments of the Government of India.

    ALSO READ: Unemployment in Karnataka peaks in festive season

    They will join the government at various levels in Group A and B (gazetted), Group B (non-gazetted) and Group C.

    The posts on which appointments are being made include those of the central armed forces personnel, sub-inspectors, constables, LDCs, stenographers, PAs, income tax inspectors and MTS, according to a statement issued by the government.

    These recruitments are being done by the ministries and departments either by themselves or through recruiting agencies such as the UPSC, the SSC and the Railway Recruitment Board.

    For expeditious recruitment, the selection processes have been simplified and made tech-enabled, the government had said.

    The prime minister had asked various government departments and ministries in June to recruit 10 lakh people on a “mission mode” in the next year and a half.

  • UP government has no plans to give unemployment allowance: Labour and Employment Minister

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has no plans to give unemployment allowance in the state, Labour and Employment Minister said here on Friday.

    Anil Rajbhar was replying to a question raised by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Umashankar Singh in the legislative assembly.

    Singh asked about the number of unemployed youths presently registered in the state who have been given employment and whether the government will consider giving unemployment allowance to the remaining unemployed youths.

    In his response, the labour and employment minister said there is a system of registration of candidates interested in employment on the employment department portal on which a total of 25,39,619 candidates have registered themselves from March 19, 2017 to September 12, 2022.

    A total of 6,68,269 candidates have been selected for employment by the Employment Department through employment fairs in the private sector, Rajbhar added.

    Singh supplemented the question of whether the government would give unemployment allowance to the remaining candidates who were deprived of employment, in response to which the minister said there is no such plan.

    In other proceedings, Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak informed the house that from January 1, 2022 to September 13, 2022, only one person died due to dengue in the state, adding that no deaths were caused due to malaria during this period.

    LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has no plans to give unemployment allowance in the state, Labour and Employment Minister said here on Friday.

    Anil Rajbhar was replying to a question raised by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Umashankar Singh in the legislative assembly.

    Singh asked about the number of unemployed youths presently registered in the state who have been given employment and whether the government will consider giving unemployment allowance to the remaining unemployed youths.

    In his response, the labour and employment minister said there is a system of registration of candidates interested in employment on the employment department portal on which a total of 25,39,619 candidates have registered themselves from March 19, 2017 to September 12, 2022.

    A total of 6,68,269 candidates have been selected for employment by the Employment Department through employment fairs in the private sector, Rajbhar added.

    Singh supplemented the question of whether the government would give unemployment allowance to the remaining candidates who were deprived of employment, in response to which the minister said there is no such plan.

    In other proceedings, Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak informed the house that from January 1, 2022 to September 13, 2022, only one person died due to dengue in the state, adding that no deaths were caused due to malaria during this period.

  • ‘Modi government has 2 brothers — unemployment and inflation’, says Congress 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday took a dig at the Centre on the issue of price rise, saying unemployment and inflation were “two brothers” of the Modi government.

    Ahead of Sunday’s ‘Mehngai par halla bol’ rally of the party at the Ramlila Maidan here, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the rally was not being held to canvas for the 2024 polls, but to highlight the two “biggest challenges” of inflation and unemployment to the people.

    “We had protested against this even on August 5. About 70 MPs were detained, including Rahul Gandhi. People from 12-13 states are coming and we want to send an effective message to the insensitive Modi government that people are suffering from this back-breaking inflation and unemployment and solutions should be found for them,” Ramesh said.

    Asked about Ghulam Nabi Azad’s rally in Jammu on Sunday, Ramesh said he would speak about the Congress rally, not that of the BJP.

    On BJP’s allegation that the Congress was trying to divert people’s attention from the issue of corruption, Ramesh said the party has been protesting against rising prices for over a year.

    ALSO READ | At ‘Mehngai par halla bol’ protest rally, Congress workers demand Rahul Gandhi as chief

    “A rally was held in Jaipur. About 70 MPs were detained from Vijay Chowk. We have raised these issues inside and outside Parliament. We have held protests in various states. This rally is part of that series of protests.”

    “On September 7, we will begin the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ which too will have the economic disparity as the biggest issue,” Ramesh said.

    “Modi government has two brothers- unemployment and inflation. Modi government has two brothers- ED and CBI,” the Congress leader went on to say.

    Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and a host of party leaders are slated to address the rally.

    Party workers from Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, and other parts of the country, are converging for the event.

    The rally comes ahead of the opposition party’s 3,500-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ which will traverse the length of the country from Kanyakumari to Kashmir starting on September 7.

    Congress has said the rally’s aim is to highlight the issues of price hikes and unemployment and to promote communal harmony in the country.

    The party said its workers will continue to raise these issues as a responsible opposition and will take to the streets to fight for the cause of the common people.

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday took a dig at the Centre on the issue of price rise, saying unemployment and inflation were “two brothers” of the Modi government.

    Ahead of Sunday’s ‘Mehngai par halla bol’ rally of the party at the Ramlila Maidan here, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the rally was not being held to canvas for the 2024 polls, but to highlight the two “biggest challenges” of inflation and unemployment to the people.

    “We had protested against this even on August 5. About 70 MPs were detained, including Rahul Gandhi. People from 12-13 states are coming and we want to send an effective message to the insensitive Modi government that people are suffering from this back-breaking inflation and unemployment and solutions should be found for them,” Ramesh said.

    Asked about Ghulam Nabi Azad’s rally in Jammu on Sunday, Ramesh said he would speak about the Congress rally, not that of the BJP.

    On BJP’s allegation that the Congress was trying to divert people’s attention from the issue of corruption, Ramesh said the party has been protesting against rising prices for over a year.

    ALSO READ | At ‘Mehngai par halla bol’ protest rally, Congress workers demand Rahul Gandhi as chief

    “A rally was held in Jaipur. About 70 MPs were detained from Vijay Chowk. We have raised these issues inside and outside Parliament. We have held protests in various states. This rally is part of that series of protests.”

    “On September 7, we will begin the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ which too will have the economic disparity as the biggest issue,” Ramesh said.

    “Modi government has two brothers- unemployment and inflation. Modi government has two brothers- ED and CBI,” the Congress leader went on to say.

    Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and a host of party leaders are slated to address the rally.

    Party workers from Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, and other parts of the country, are converging for the event.

    The rally comes ahead of the opposition party’s 3,500-km ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ which will traverse the length of the country from Kanyakumari to Kashmir starting on September 7.

    Congress has said the rally’s aim is to highlight the issues of price hikes and unemployment and to promote communal harmony in the country.

    The party said its workers will continue to raise these issues as a responsible opposition and will take to the streets to fight for the cause of the common people.

  • ‘Unemployment most burning issue in country’: Varun Gandhi hits out at Centre again

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Noting that unemployment is the most burning issue in the country, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday appreciated AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for mentioning him while raising the issue in a speech.

    Gandhi, who has often put the government in a dock over a host of issues, posted a video of a speech of the fiery Hyderabad MP who cited a large number of vacancies in different sectors of government and added that the figures were first quoted by the BJP leader.

    “Unemployment today is the country’s most burning issue, and leaders from across the country should draw the government’s attention to this. Unemployed youths should be given justice. Only then the country will grow strong,” Gandhi tweeted.

    He said he was thankful to Owaisi for mentioning the questions raised by him over the issue in his address.

  • BJP MP Varun Gandhi targets party again over unemployment

    By PTI

    PILIBHIT (UTTAR PRADESH): BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Sunday said although 1.5 crore posts are lying vacant in the country, unemployed youths are roaming around on empty stomach. Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to his constituency here, questioned his own party-led government over the unemployment issue, and said crores of unemployed do not know what will happen to them next.

    In a statement issued by his spokesperson MR Malik, Gandhi stated, “Our fight is for employment and economic equality, our constitution says everyone should get equal economic opportunities. That is possible when there is work with everyone. No one got money in his bank account and 2 crore jobs (as promised) were not given. The farmer’s income which was to be doubled also did not happen.”

    The local MP also referred to the Anna Hazare movement and the farmers agitation. “I was the first MP to support the Anna Hazare movement and sat with the agitators. When the farmers’ movement took place, I called the officers and instructed them to look into the protesters’ demands,” he said.

    Gandhi was accorded a grand welcome at the Khamaria bridge here as thousands of party workers turned up to listen to his speech. Addressing a gathering of workers, the BJP MP said politics is “a tool to build the country”.

    “The real fight of our country is the fight against unemployment and corruption. Political parties and leaders should leave their rivalry and think for the future of the country. The future of the nation is not made by speeches, or by winning and losing elections, but by true service to the country. I am worried for the future of the country. Here dreams are big and resources are limited. When privatisation happens, jobs will also be limited and unemployment will increase further,” he said.

  • J-K: Unemployment rate of 46 per cent in stark contrast to govt claims, says NC

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has the second highest unemployment rate in the country at 46 per cent, the National Conference said on Saturday, citing a report which, it said, contrasts the government’s claims on job creation post Article 370’s abrogation.

    The “Periodic Labour Force Survey April-June 2021” released by the statistics and programme implementation ministry is in stark contrast to the “false realities” projected by the Centre on fostering employment in Jammu and Kashmir after the article was revoked, party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said.

    The data published by the premier government agency flies in the face of the central government and the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s claims on swelling employment opportunities in the union territory, he said, adding it has punctured their claims.

    “The report hasn’t caught us by surprise. We have been saying this all this while that the unemployment charts have soared since the reading down of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. What is worrying here is that the figures have made a quantum jump from previous levels,” Dar said.

    The article, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was abrogated and the state was bifurcated into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

    The magnitude of the joblessness can be assessed by the fact that key recruiting agency JKSSB has collected Rs 77 crore as examination fee between March 2016 and September 2020 from job hunting candidates, according to an RTI application, he said.

    The response of the people to job applications, Dar claimed, can be gauged from the fact that when JKSSB advertised around 8,000 jobs for Class IV employees, more than half a million aspirants applied for them, with many among them holding post-graduate degrees and doctorates.

    “The private sector on the other hand, which had taken baby steps to establish itself during the Omar Abdullah-led government, has been dealt severe blows due to successive lockdowns, clampdowns in the last three years,” the NC spokesperson said.

    “Government indifference towards artisans, tourism players, marginal traders, manufacturers have further choked the employability in the local private sector. The already meek private sector has been in a free fall since 2016 but the situation post August 2019 has been exceedingly grim,” he said.

    Dar said the figures reveal that J-K has the second highest unemployment rate in the country with a staggering 46 per cent and the report has shown the mirror to the central government and the Jammu and Kashmir administration.

    “The myths which are being peddled day in and day out stand deflated. The report has confirmed our stand,” he added.

  • Good sign that issues like inflation, unemployment dominating election scene: Mayawati

    Mayawati had led the BSP government of the state between 2007 to 2012. The fifth phase of polling on 61 seats is slated for Sunday.