New Delhi, Feb 18: Regarding the problem of unemployment in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticised the BJP, claiming that a “double blow” to the jobless will result from a double engine government. Gandhi stated that the “disease of unemployment” affects one-third of Uttar Pradesh’s young today in a post on X that was written in Hindi. “Graduates, postgraduates, and PhD holders are waiting in queue even for the posts that require minimum qualification, where more than 1.5 lakh government posts are vacant,” stated the former head of the Congress. “Double engine government equals double damage to jobless people,” he declared.First of all, he stated, “the prospect of recruitment is a dream. Even if the recruitment is carried out, the paperwork gets leaked. If the paperwork is completed, the outcome is unknown. Even when the outcome is known after a protracted period of time, one frequently needs to go to court to ensure joining.” He claimed that after years of waiting for enlistment, thousands of pupils have reached adulthood from the Army, the Railways, the Police, and the Education Department. Gandhi remarked, “A student caught in this maze of despair is succumbing to depression and breaking down.” He asserted, “And being distressed by all this, he gets batons from the police when he comes out on the streets with his demands.” According to Gandhi, a student’s employment serves as both a source of income and a dream that could transform his family’s circumstances. If this dream is dashed, the family’s hopes are also dashed. “We will not allow the youth’s penance to be in vain; the policies of Congress will do justice to their dreams,” he declared. On Friday, the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra made its way into Uttar Pradesh, where it would continue till it reaches Rajasthan. The Manipur-Mumbai Yatra, which will run 6,700 kilometres from east to west across 15 states, intends to meet ordinary people while promoting the idea of “nyay” (justice).
