Youth 'taken for ride' by BJP's 'double-engine' govt in Uttar Pradesh: Congress

Congress criticizes BJP's "Double-Engine" government in Uttar Pradesh for failing youth, challenges PM Modi to address unemployment crisis.

The Congress on April 9 alleged that the youth have been “taken for a ride” by the BJP’s “double engine” government in Uttar Pradesh and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer to their “woes” in the state.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked Prime Minister Modi ahead of his rally in Pilibhit and posed questions to him on key issues in the State.

“Today, the PM is in Uttar Pradesh, a State where the youth have been taken for a ride by the BJP’s ‘Double-Engine’ Sarkar. Perhaps the PM can use some of his time to answer for the woes of U.P.’s youth,” Mr. Ramesh said in a post on X.

He said that last year, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promised that he would create two crore new jobs in the State over the next three-four years.

“Remember this is the same promise that the Prime Minister had once made in 2014 before he came to office. We know what followed — years of record unemployment and slow growth. What have the Prime Minister and his acolytes done over the last decade to create these promised 2 crore jobs?” Mr. Ramesh said.

Why are the “PM’s acolytes” now making the same promises that the PM failed to deliver on, he asked.

The Congress’ Yuva Nyay guarantees include the recruitment of 30 lakh government jobs and a guaranteed one year apprenticeship to all graduates and diploma holders, he said.