New Delhi: Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday attacked the central government over the employment-linked incentive schemes presented as part of the Union Budget and said that "B in Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) budget stands for "Betrayal."
"A week into the 'Kursi Bachao Budget', the academia and the industry awaits clarity from the Modi government on its Tokenism regarding the so-called 'employment-linked incentive' schemes," Kharge posted on X.
The Congress Chief said that crores of youth want a permanent solution to their plight of jobs, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government "bitterly deceives" them by not even giving a "temporary solution!"
"We ask 2 questions to the Modi government on these SHAM schemes: When will the Modi government provide details of the schemes? Neither the youth nor the industry, which is to be NUDGED, according to the FM, to provide Internships, First Time Jobs or Training has any know-how about the contours of the 5 Employment-Link Incentive Schemes.
"A government, which could not create a conducive environment for Private Investment and took measures to plunge it, is now acting as if it will suddenly NUDGE 500 top companies, to hire 4000 interns per year! Was there any stakeholder consultation before imposing this half-copied idea from the Congress Manifesto?" Kharge asked the government.
Kharge said that the Congress Manifesto had a Right to apprenticeship, but PM Modi's government's budget has mere internships forced upon the industry with no long-term solution in sight. (with Agency inputs)
