Rahul | Modi New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Modi government over rising unemployment, as unemployment rose to over eight per cent in August.
"Modi is harmful for employment," Gandhi said in a tweet.
In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said any business that is not owned by 'friends' is not supported by the government.
"The expect people to participate in this drama of self-reliance," he said, referring to the government's campaign for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' or self-reliant India.
मोदी सरकार रोज़गार के लिए हानिकारक है। वे किसी भी प्रकार के ‘मित्रहीन’ व्यवसाय या रोज़गार को बढ़ावा या सहारा नहीं देते बल्कि जिनके पास नौकरी है उसे भी छीनने में लगे हैं। देशवासियों से आत्मनिर्भरता का ढोंग अपेक्षित है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 3, 2021
जनहित में जारी।#Unemployment pic.twitter.com/rjvn0TyGaA
According to the date released by the centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy, CEMI, the unemployment rate rose from 6.95 per cent in July to 8.32 percent in August 2021.
The data also showed that the number dipped from 399.38 million in July to 397.78 million in August, with nearly 1.3 million job losses in rural India alone.
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