Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday targeted the Narendra Modi-led government over failing to address the issue of unemployment. Singh said that the youth in the country are desperately waiting for the two crore jobs that were promised by the NDA government.
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday targeted the Narendra Modi-led government over failing to address the issue of unemployment. Singh said that the youth in the country are desperately waiting for the two crore jobs that were promised by the NDA government.
Singh said that people were unimpressed by the figures put out by the BJP government to justify creation of large number of jobs.
"Our youth are desperately waiting for the promised 2 Crore jobs. Employment growth rate has been declining in last 4 years. People aren't impressed with the figures being put out by Modi govt to justify creation of large number of jobs," said Manmohan Singh according to an ANI report.
The former prime minister was speaking at the launch of the book 'Shades of Truth' by former union minister and Congress leader Kapil Sibal.
Singh also accused Modi government of 'slowly but surely' undermining the values that a democratic polity should fiercly protect and called for a meaningful national debate on it. He also termed it a failure in fulfilling the promises made by the government.
"The Modi government has slowly but surely undermined the values that any democratic polity should fiercely protect. Important national institutions vital for good governance are experiencing unprecedented new strains," he said as reported by PTI.
While speaking at the event, he also said that the country's relations with its neighbours have deteriorated in the last four years.
According to a report by PTI, the former prime minister Manmohan Singh said that the Modi government has failed to address issues relating to a creative use of science and technology for national transformation.
Singh said that people were unimpressed by the figures put out by the BJP government to justify creation of large number of jobs.
"Our youth are desperately waiting for the promised 2 Crore jobs. Employment growth rate has been declining in last 4 years. People aren't impressed with the figures being put out by Modi govt to justify creation of large number of jobs," said Manmohan Singh according to an ANI report.
The former prime minister was speaking at the launch of the book 'Shades of Truth' by former union minister and Congress leader Kapil Sibal.
Singh also accused Modi government of 'slowly but surely' undermining the values that a democratic polity should fiercly protect and called for a meaningful national debate on it. He also termed it a failure in fulfilling the promises made by the government.
"The Modi government has slowly but surely undermined the values that any democratic polity should fiercely protect. Important national institutions vital for good governance are experiencing unprecedented new strains," he said as reported by PTI.
While speaking at the event, he also said that the country's relations with its neighbours have deteriorated in the last four years.
According to a report by PTI, the former prime minister Manmohan Singh said that the Modi government has failed to address issues relating to a creative use of science and technology for national transformation.