The Congress party launched an online campaign on Thursday to attack the government for handling the Covid-19 situation. The central theme of the party’s campaign is unemployment; It has alleged that job losses increased due to the government’s mishandling of the pandemic.
A host of Congressional leaders, including former party chairman Rahul Gandhi and Secretary General Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, tweeted with the hashtag #SpeakUpForJobs asking people to “speak for the future of the country.”
“Modi Govt’s policies have resulted in the loss of millions of jobs and a historic drop in GDP. It has crushed the future of the youth of India. Let’s make the government listen to your voice, “Rahul Gandhi said in his tweet.
Modi Govt’s policies have led to the loss of millions of jobs and a historic drop in GDP.
It has crushed the future of the youth of India. Let’s make the government listen to your voice.
Join #SpeakUpForJobs from 10am. pic.twitter.com/mRUooQ1yjX
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 10, 2020
It was followed by tweets from the Congress party. “Lakhs of Indians are losing jobs every day, be it in Blocked India or Unblocked India. All BJP does is watch silently. The Nation will not remain silent, the Nation #SpeakUpForJobs ”, he said in one of the tweets.
Lakhs of Indians are losing jobs every day, be it in closed India or unblocked India.
All BJP does is watch silently.
The Nation will not remain silent, the Nation #SpeakUpForJobs pic.twitter.com/fwOPMe5RnU
– Congress (@INCIndia) September 10, 2020
India saw its economy contract 23.9 percent in the June quarter, the steepest drop in four decades. It was the worst performance among G20 nations, and significantly below the expectations of most economists, as the strict Covid-19-induced national lockdown created a double whammy through a shock to both supply and supply. the demand.
Businesses shut down while consumers were forced to stay home.
“Jobs are under stress due to increasing privatization, government spending cuts and bad economic policies from the BJP government. The government has stopped hiring for existing vacancies. We will have to speak for the future of this country, ”Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted in Hindi.
Goldman Sachs and Fitch Ratings on Tuesday forecast a deeper-than-previously estimated economic recession for India in fiscal year 21, arguing that limited fiscal support, fragilities in the financial system and a continued rise in coronavirus cases are hampering a rapid normalization of economic activity.
Investment bank Goldman Sachs anticipates that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) will contract by 14.8% this fiscal year from its previous estimate of a contraction of 11.8%.
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