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“He was Bihar’s Deputy CM for nearly three years, what did he do then for people like us,” they ask
In the Bihar marketing campaign forward of the Assembly election, if the tall discuss of NDA’s chief ministerial face Nitish Kumar has largely disinterested voters, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and mahagathbandhan (grand alliance)’s CM face Tejashwi Yadav’s ballot promise of offering 10 lakh job to youth too has few takers en path to Rohtas from Patna.
“These are all poll promises, only to be forgotten once the poll is over…the figure of 10 lakh jobs itself appears ridiculous and unbelievable”, an unemployed youth of Narhat village market in Rohtas district, Santosh Yadav, advised Puucho News.
Mr. Santosh Yadav, 30, does odd jobs to take care of his household of 5, comprising three siblings and oldsters. Earlier, he was working at a garment manufacturing facility in Gujarat, however after the lockdown, returned to his village to take up odd jobs for his household’s survival. He needs to return to Gujarat in a month or so earlier than he will get married. “There is nothing here to do…if I do not migrate to earn, I’ll not get married”, he quipped.
When advised that he’s from the Yadav caste and that Mr. Tejashwi Yadav had promised to supply 10 lakh jobs together with his first signature within the first Cabinet assembly, if his authorities involves energy, Mr. Santosh Yadav threw a puckish smile on his chubby face and hummed an outdated Bollywood music: “Kasme wade, par-wafa sab, wade hain, wado ka kya? [All promises, love and loyalty are only promises, what to do about promises?]”, earlier than expressing his need to go away the place to work as a every day wage labourer.
At Rohtas district headquarters (Sasaram) too, a number of youth are seen roaming in search of every day work at motels and retailers. “Chunav mein jisko jo man mein aata hai bolta hai…10 lakh job dena koi mamuli baat nahi hota hai…Tejashwi ke baat ko hum gambhirta se nahi lete hain [People promise anything during poll time…providing 10 lakh jobs is not a mean thing…I do not take Tejashwi’s promises on a serious note]”, stated Ashok Kumar Sahu, who works at a candy store close to Sasaram.
“Tejashwi Yadav is young and he needs time to be politically mature and counter experienced leaders like Nitish Kumar…only making promises will not do…one has to deliver as well”, Ramesh Kushwaha at Paliganj Bazaar stated.
At Malliabagh chowk (thoroughfare) in Rohtas, Anand Shankar Singh too did not appear very upbeat about Mr. Tejashwi Yadav’s guarantees to supply jobs to unemployed youth like him.
“I run a cyber café and somehow survive with a family of six people on the meagre daily income but, yes, given a job would certainly make a huge difference in my life…however, I take all this promises of Tejashwi Yadav like the oft-repeated tall talk on the State’s growth and development by Nitish Kumar”, he acknowledged with a way of ennui.
(*10*), he requested and himself responded shortly, “nothing”.
Just a few kilometres away in Baghnur village, a gaggle of youth was seen enjoying playing cards underneath a banyan tree within the excessively humid local weather. Initially, they appeared reluctant to speak about ballot points however progressively bought themselves concerned and asserted, “Tejashwi’s promise of jobs to 10 lakh people should not be taken seriously…what happened to PM Narendra Modi’s promise of giving ₹1.25 lakh crore economic package to Bihar in August 2015?”, requested the three of them in refrain.
And what about Mr. Nitish Kumar saying “they [Tejashwi Yadav and family members] may start their own kaam-dhandha [business] in the name of providing employment?”.
“Someone may ask Mr. Kumar, what has he done for us…he should tell in his election rallies from where and why over 30 lakh people, mostly young, returned to Bihar during lockdown after COVID-19 pandemic outbreak…why we’re still forced to migrate from our State even after he has been in power for 15 years?”.
Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of Opposition had, lately, introduced that if his celebration had been to be voted to energy, 10 lakh authorities jobs could be sanctioned on the very first Cabinet assembly. The RJD chief had additionally stated that the State’s unemployment price was round 46.6%, one of the very best within the nation, with poverty and migration being the by-product of the joblessness amongst youths.
“There should be a provision by the Election Commission that if someone makes such tall promises in their poll campaign and fails to fulfil them after being voted to power, their election must be declared null and void”, stated Indrajeet Singh, who works part-time at a petroleum pump in Sasaram.
“It’s cheating of the people, isn’t it?”, quipped his aide Lakhinder Paswan, whereas fixing the nozzle of the pipe.
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