Mallikarjun Kharge Hits Out At PM Modi Over 'Eight Crore Jobs Created In Four Years' Claim, Calls It 'Web Of Lies'

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after the latter attacked the Opposition saying that eight crore new jobs have been created in India over the past three to four years. Launching a scathing attack, Kharge accused PM Modi of "weaving a web of lies on giving out jobs".

"Mr Narendra Modi, In Mumbai yesterday, you were weaving a web of lies on giving out jobs. I would like to remind you what you said while announcing the National Recruitment Agency (NRA). In August 2020, you had said, 'NRA would prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters. This general eligibility exam would remove the need for multiple exams and save time and resources. It will also boost transparency'," Kharge said in a post on X.

He further asked three questions: "Why has NRA not conducted a single exam in four years? Why it has spent just Rs 58 crore of the Rs 1,517 crore fund allocated? NRA was set up for recruitment to government jobs. Has it been kept dysfunctional deliberately to snatch the reservation rights of youngsters from SC, ST, OBC and EWS communities," Khrage wrote on X.

The Congress Chief then referred to the recent paper leak cases of the competitive exams and said, "NTA (National Testing Agency) was used to manipulate exams and leak papers, and no exam was conducted by NRA. BJP-RSS have vowed to destroy the education system and finish the future of youngsters. We raised the issue of NRA earlier too, but the Modi government has taken a vow of silence."

Kharge's post came a day after PM Modi on Saturday claimed that eight crore new jobs have been created in India over the past three to four years. His remark came while he was on his Mumbai visit, where he laid the foundation stone of two twin tunnels between Thane and Borivali as well as the BMC’s Goregaon Mulund Link Road and inaugurated developmental projects worth Rs 29,400 crore.

"According to the report, in the last 3-4 years, around 8 crore new jobs have been created in the country. These figures have silenced those who spread false narratives. These individuals oppose investment, infrastructure, and the country's development and are now being exposed. The people of our country now see through their lies. The NDA is committed to supporting the poor, farmers, women, and youth," PM Modi had said citing RBI’s report on jobs.

(With agency inputs)