Political leaders, including Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, on Monday took a swipe at the Narendra Modi Government over Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s “where are the jobs” remark, saying the comment is an “endorsement” of its claim that the Modi Government had “failed” in creating jobs.
Gadkari, while responding to reporters’ questions in Aurangabad on Saturday, on the ongoing agitation by Marathas for reservation and similar demands by other communities in Maharashtra, had said, “let’s us assume the reservation is given. But there are no jobs.” “Because in banks, the jobs have shrunk because of IT. The Government recruitment is frozen. Where are the jobsij” he had asked.
Taking a swipe at Gadkari, Rahul tweeted, “Excellent question Gadkari Ji. Every Indian is asking the same question.” Congress was attacking the government, alleging that it had “failed” to provide jobs as promised by it before coming to power.
Maharashtra Congress president Ashok Chavan also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi where were the jobs the latter had promised to in the run-up to the 2014 lok Sabha polls. “What we have been saying from last 4 years on the failure of Modi Govt in Job creation, is now being endorsed by Mr Nitin Gadkari, Modiji nation wants to know #WhereAreTheJobs which you promised,” Chavan said on Twitter.
Responding to Gadkari’s, PMK chief S Ramadoss said Centre should enact a law to introduce job reservation in the private sector. Ramadoss, whose party was a constituent of the UPA 1, said the Congress-led Government had conceded there was a need for job reservation in the private sector but felt it should not be done by enacting a law.