Congress alleges 140 crore Indians living in an era of injustice under BJP rule

The Congress party asserted on Sunday that 140 crore Indians are enduring an era of injustice ldquoanyaay kaalrdquo imposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party pledging to bring justice through its proposed ldquonyayrdquo agenda consisting of five pillarsPawan Khera Congress spokesperson and AICC Media and Publicity chairman criticized the BJP government for masking reality with grand events and stated that the upcoming budget would be an extension of a glossy portrayal of IndiaKhera highlighted the economic challenges faced by the country pointing out that youth from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are seeking jobs in Israel due to the lure of higher salaries He expressed concern over the large number of applicants for a limited number of police constable vacancies in Uttar PradeshThis government has mastered the art of how to shroud the reality behind the dazzle of an event This is something we must all learn from them The truth about the economy is that youth from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are queuing up for jobs for fighting in Israel This is heartwrenching Khera told reportersWhy would any person want to go to a country engaged in war and become a labourer The answer is that their average monthly income is just Rs 10000 most below minimum wage while Israel is offering almost 1314 times that salary he addedKhera said it was unfortunate to see that there were 51 lakh applicants for only 60000 vacancies of police constables in Uttar Pradesh140 crore Indians are living in anyaay kaal imposed by the BJPs misrule he saidThe Congress leader said the Narendra Modi government shall in the next few days present its final Budget and the entire government machinery is being used to propagate a hollow slogan of Viksit BharatAnd this Budget would just be an extension of this shiny glitzy extravagant picture of India where the finance minister would read out paragraphs and paragraphs of praise of the Pradhan Mantri ji laced with a lot of superficial claims Khera saidThe dazzle of this Budget speech should not blur the reality of this government he addedCiting figures to substantiate his claim that the reality of Indias economy is far different from what is projected the Congress leader claimed that half of the Indian people 71 crore have an income of Rs 387000 per year or less or about Rs 32000 a month or lessThe per capita monthly income of the bottom 10 per cent is just Rs 6000 and of the bottom 1120 per cent Rs 12000 Khera saidIn the past five years under the Modi government the growth rate of real rural wages has become negative for both agriculture 06 per cent and nonagriculture 14 per cent which means there is widespread rural distress he addedEscalating his attack on the ruling dispensation the Congress leader said the Modi government may drumbeat about poverty numbers but the stark reality is differentAccording to the UNDPs multidimensional poverty index 228 crore people or about 16 per cent of the population are below the poverty line According to NITI Aayog it is 1128 per cent or 168 crore Khera saidIn the past 10 years the Modi government has made India the Vishwaguru in joblessness with a 45 yearhigh unemployment rate he addedGrowth in private consumption expenditure which is a catalyst of creating jobs is a 21year low and FMCG sales did not see any increase in 2023 again indicating why the household savings are at a 50year low the Congress leader claimedEven as the Modi government is busy toppling elected governments from backdoor the Economic Distress remains precarious This shows their priorities Khera saidThe Congress leader said whatever optics you give the truth comes out through these figures and one should see for themselves the state of affairs in the country when you join Rahul Gandhis Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra where one meets people across the country and see their plightThe government should be ashamed of this data that 80 crore people have to depend on free ration This is shameful and is a report card of this government Khera saidIn the days to come the Congress party will present a positive agenda of NYAY which our leader Shri Rahul Gandhi has spoken about in the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra The five pillars of NYAY Yuva NYAY Bhagidari NYAY Nari NYAY Kisan NYAY and Shram NYAY he saidWe will ensure NYAY justice for the 140 crore Indians from the 10 years of Modi governments misrule ANYAY Khera added With inputs from PTI