Shiv Sena cites CSO data, urges government to act against unemployment
ew Delhi: BJP’s largest ally Shiv Sena has criticised the Centre over unemployment and growth rate and urged the newly-formed government to take steps to create employment. In an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, the Shiv Sena listed unemployment, inflation and declined industrial output as the major challenges in front of the new government.
On Friday, as the new cabinet held its first meeting at South Block, the Central Statistic Office released data showing that the unemployment rate in the country has touched its 45-year high. Based on the numbers released by the CSO, Sena mouthpiece said that the government has not lived up to its promise of creating two crore jobs every year.
“Nitin Gadkari says that unemployment is not a creation of the BJP. While we agree with him, the previous government had promised that two crore jobs would be created every year. Going by that, a target of 10 crore jobs should have been crossed by now. That has not happened and the Nehru-Gandhi family cannot be blamed for this. The truth is, income generation has been on a decline and jobs in Central government have witnessed 30-40 per cent decrease,” the editorial said.
The editorial also raised questions on US President Donald Trump’s decision to end preferential trade status for India and sought clarity on the disconnect between government’s claims and reality. “I have determined that India has not assured the United States that it will provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets… Accordingly, it is appropriate to terminate India’s designation as a beneficiary developing country effective June 5, 2019,” Trump reportedly said.
