BJP Protests Himachal Government Over 5 Lakh Jobs Promise as Monsoon Session Opens
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Updated · ThePrint · Aug 21
BJP Protests Himachal Government Over 5 Lakh Jobs Promise as Monsoon Session Opens
3 articles · Updated · ThePrint · Aug 21
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BJP legislators staged a protest outside the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on the first day of the monsoon session, accusing the Congress government of failing to deliver its promised 5 lakh jobs.
Randhir Sharma said Congress had pledged 1 lakh government jobs in its first Cabinet meeting and 5 lakh over five years, but after more than 3.5 years had provided only a few thousand posts.
He alleged many of those jobs were not regular appointments, saying youths were being hired through outsourcing, trainee roles and other temporary arrangements instead.
The BJP also accused the Sukhu government of scrapping employment-generation schemes and failing to launch a promised startup plan worth Rs 680 crore across assembly constituencies.