New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is deliberately not filling over 35 lakh job vacancies in railways, universities, and schools, claiming that it is because 50 percent of the recruits would come from marginalised communities.

Kharge slammed Modi for prioritising the interests of the rich while keeping the poor in poverty, and demanded that the government fill the vacancies to provide employment opportunities to the poor.

"In this country, there are 35 lakhs vacancies (in jobs), but Modi is not ready to fill the vacancies. Modi's aim is to keep the poor as poor and let the rich be more rich. There are vacancies in railways, universities and schools. Modi is not ...