"Modi Government Harmful For Employment": Rahul Gandhi On Jobs Data

The latest data from independent think-tank CMIE indicates the national unemployment jumped to 8.32 per cent last month - from 6.96 per cent in July

Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over data that said there were 15 lakh fewer job opportunities in August as compared to July. The Congress MP, who has been fiercely critical of the Modi government's economic policies, including the National Monetization Pipeline announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month, declared that the Modi government is "harmful for employment". "The Modi government is harmful for employment. They do not promote or support any kind of 'friendless' business or employment... and are trying to snatch away jobs those who have it. And a pretense of self-reliance is expected from countrymen," he tweeted in Hindi. "Issued in public interest," Mr Gandhi, who has frequently attacked the government over "crony capitalism" and alleged that it favours certain industrial houses, added.