New Delhi, Calling the Centre’s announcement of employing over four lakh people in Railways “another jumla”, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said the Railway Ministry has “suddenly” woken up to posts lying vacant for nearly five years. “Railways leave 2,82,976 posts vacant for nearly five years and suddenly[Read More…]
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Stop making ‘jumla’ of jobless: Sena to Modi
Mumbai, Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims of creating more jobs have been “proved completely hollow” by the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE), the Shiv Sena on Monday asked him to stop making a ‘jumla’ (joke) of the jobless millions in the country. Referring to Modi’s statement[Read More…]
Jan Dhan Yojana a ‘jumla’ by Modi government, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said on Thursday that Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was a ‘jumla’ and “an exercise in self-deception” by the Modi government, alleging that the accounts were used to launder money after demonetisation. Addressing a press conference, Chidambaram said financial inclusion did not begin[Read More…]
Creating 75 lakh jobs impossible, simultaneous polls a jumla: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Picking holes with the latest Economic Survey tabled in Parliament, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi government’s claim to be able to create 75 lakh jobs by March is “outrageous” as it is “simply not possible” in India’s context. The Congress leader[Read More…]