There has been record price rise and unemployment in the 10-year regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP is silent about not fulfilling its poll promises, senior Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Thursday.
He was addressing an election meeting at Mangollai in Mylapore, campaigning for DMK South Chennai Lok Sabha candidate Thamizhachi Thangapandian.
The price rise has hit the middleclass and the poor, while unemployment has affected the youth, Mr. Chidambaram said. Citing the India Employment Report 2024 released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), he pointed out that India’s youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce. He charged Mr. Modi with not fulfilling the BJP’s poll promises of creating two crore jobs every year and doubling farmers income, among others. “There has been no answer from the BJP when asked about the poll promises,” he said.
