‘Palayan roko, naukri do’: Congress’ march targets Bihar’s job crisis | India News

Speaking on the launch, Congress chief Kanhaiya Kumar took a pointy dig on the ruling NDA in Bihar, blaming it for failed employment insurance policies.

NEW DELHI: The Congress in Bihar has kicked off a state-wide pada-yatra themed “Palayan Roko, Naukri Do” (Stop Migration, Give Jobs), aiming to highlight the huge unemployment crisis forcing lakhs of youth to go away the state.
Led by senior leaders together with AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, state Congress chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh, and Kanhaiya Kumar, the march started in West Champaran’s Bhitiharwa, the positioning of Mahatma Gandhi’s historic ashram. Youth and pupil volunteers of the social gathering are set to cowl a number of districts earlier than reaching Patna.
‘No jobs, no future?’
Speaking on the launch, Congress chief Kanhaiya Kumar took a pointy dig on the ruling NDA in Bihar, blaming it for failed employment insurance policies.
“Every exam gets leaked or stuck in court battles. Even those who manage to get jobs, like government teachers, are denied pension benefits their seniors enjoyed,” he stated.
Accusing the federal government of utilizing communal politics as a distraction, Kumar added, “When a government fails to provide education, healthcare, and jobs, it fuels division in society.”
‘From education to honeymoon, people must leave Bihar’
In a fiery speech to younger Congress employees, Kumar highlighted Bihar’s lack of alternatives.
“People leave Bihar not just for jobs, but for everything – education, healthcare, even honeymoons. No one comes here seeking a livelihood, and that’s why Biharis face humiliation outside,” he remarked.
When requested if he would contest the upcoming state elections, Kumar dodged the query, saying, “I’m only concerned about job aspirants getting seats—of employment, not politics.”
Congress eyes meeting polls with youth-focused marketing campaign
While Congress is predicted to contest the upcoming meeting elections in alliance with the RJD and Left, the pada-yatra is seen as an try to carve out its personal identification within the state’s political panorama.
As the march strikes via Bihar’s districts, the social gathering is banking on frustration over joblessness to gas its marketing campaign. Whether this technique pays off on the poll field stays to be seen.