Hardik Patel said there was a hope for employment but the situation remained same!
On Wednesday, Gujarat Congress President Hardik Patel took a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government by terming the budget introduced in Assembly session a "copy-paste" like previous years as there is no such policy on unemployment issue.
He also claimed that the state government does not work hard for creating employment opportunities in Gujarat.
"There was a hope for employment among youths when the budget was going to unveil but once again, a copy-paste budget has been introduced like the previous years.
There is no mentioning of employment opportunities in the budget. Gujarat government does not work hard for providing jobs to the youth," Patel said while addressing a press conference today.
He said, "The state government has no preparation and policy on unemployment. Every year, 5,000-80,000 young people graduate in the state but there are no jobs for them."
Taking into notice the paper-leak issue, Mr. Patel said, "If the state government recruitment process takes place, then examination paper surfaces in the public domain. There should be proper legislation on the paper-leak issue. Youth will raise voices against these issues in the future."
Further, he demanded the state government introduce new laws on the unemployment issue and said that the party will agitate against the subject if it gets neglected in the assembly sessions.
Meanwhile, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani also said that around five million people are unemployed in Gujarat till date.
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