New Delhi, March 21 -- Taking up the issue of jobs, the Congress on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that the country's "chowkidar" is responsible for "stealing" jobs with 4.7 crore youth losing employment.
The party's attack on the government came over a media report which claimed that the actual size of India's male workforce, or men who are working, has shrunk for the first time since 1993-94.
"Modi ji has eaten up 4.7 crore jobs of the youth. Due to the BJP's 'pan-pakoda' policy, 4.7 crore youth had to wash their hands of their jobs," Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.
"Promise was to give 10 crore jobs, but 4.7 crore jobs have been taken away. The country's chowkidar is responsible for ste...