Chidambaram slams PM Modi for failure in creating jobs

New Delhi Dec 24: Congress leader P Chidambaram has once again slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for failing to deliver on promises of jobs and the people have taught him a lesson in Gujarat.

Former FM had made a series of tweets "The BJP limped across the finish line with a young and energized sprinter close on its heels.Both the BJP and the Congress were winners: the BJP scored an electoral victory, the Congress scored a political victory."

He added that "The BJP under the leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi is not unbeatable. Delhi and Bihar were not flashes in the pan or flukes. A strong narrative and a carefully-crafted strategy can defeat the BJP. In Gujarat, the critical factor was not caste but mobilisation. Such mobilisation can take place around other factors as well — joblessness or farmers distress or growing inequality or religion."

Chidambaram had also said that "Mr. Narendra Modi has to deliver on his promises — growth, jobs, doubling farm income, and sabka Saath, sabka Vikas. The first three years of his government have returned an average growth rate of 7.5 percent (under the new methodology)."

"Ultimately, it is the state of the economy in 2018-19 that will be the decisive factor in the elections over the next 16 months, including the Lok Sabha election. In ‘economy’, the critical factor will be ‘jobs’." he added

Finally, he had criticized the MUdra Loans and said that the loans given were not sufficient to create new jobs and the salaries paid were also low even if new jobs were created.