All India Congress Committee General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said on Wednesday that the nationwide strike convened by 10 central labor organizations is aimed at opposing the alleged anti -labor and anti -farmer policies of the Narendra Modi government of the Center.
Surjewala urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -led government at the Center to open their eyes and see the problems of the people. At the same time, he was accused of preventing development, snatching jobs and creating economic disturbance in the country.
Surjewala said, “The BJP government has failed to provide adequate employment, the Government of India and various departments of the public sector undertakings (PSUs) have more than 3 million vacancies. For example, there are about 1.55 lakh vacancies in the armed forces. Railways have more than 2.5 lakh vacant posts. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) including CRPF, BSF and ITBP have more than 85,000 vacancies.
In a conversation with reporters here, he said in a questioning tone, “Despite the increasing unemployment and immediate need of public service workers, why is the Government of India refusing to fill these 3 million vacancies?”
The Congress leader said that unemployment in India has reached a dangerous level, which is 7.5 percent according to the current rate ‘Center for Monitoring Indian Economy’ (CMIE). This is the highest unemployment rate in 45 years.
The Congress leader said, “Despite this crisis, the government has failed to take effective action. Trade unions are protesting to attract Prime Minister Modi’s attention towards growing unemployment and government’s inaction. ”
Surjewala said that money inequality in India is increasing, rich and more rich, while the poor are constantly suffering.
“On the basis of per capita GDP, India is now one of the 50th poorest country in the world, with an average income of US $ 2,900 (about 2.42 lakh rupees),” he said. In comparison, the global average per capita income is around US $ 13,000 (about 0.85 lakh rupees), which clearly shows how far India is left under the rule of the current government.
The Congress General Secretary claimed that the economy is in a huge crisis today, there has been a huge decline in the sales of motorcycles and scooters, there has been a decline in sales of consumer goods, the textile sector has seen unprecedented crisis as the textile industry has recorded more than 30 percent decline in production, besides the real estate sector.