BJP government considers giving permanent jobs as a burden: Rahul Gandhi

In a bid to address employment issues ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi commenced the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra spanning over 6,700 kilometers from Manipur to Mumbai. Gandhi, who began the journey on January 14, has been vocally critical of the BJP government's employment policies, particularly targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On social media platform X, Gandhi accused Modi of neglecting to fill vacant government positions, citing figures disclosed in Parliament indicating over 9 lakh vacancies across 78 departments. Notable vacancies include 2.93 lakh in Railways, 1.43 lakh in the Home Ministry, and 2.64 lakh in the Defense Ministry.

Rahul said, 'The BJP government, which considers giving permanent job as a burden, is continuously promoting the contract system, where there is neither security nor respect. The vacant posts are the right of the youth of the country and we have prepared a concrete plan to fill them. It is the resolve of I.N.D.I.A. that we will open the closed doors of jobs for the youth. He said that the destiny of the youth is going to rise by breaking the darkness of unemployment'.

He bombarded the government with questions and asked whether the Central Government has the answer as to why more than 30 percent of the posts in 15 major departments are vacant? Why are a large number of very important posts vacant in the Prime Minister's own office, who is carrying a 'bag of false guarantees'?