Top 3 poll issues will be jobs, jobs & jobs: Chidambaram

“What is worse? Not creating jobs or lying about creation of jobs?” Chidambaram asked in a tweet, alleging that the National Democratic Alliance government was guilty of both.

March 09, 2019 09:31 am | Updated 09:32 am IST - New Delhi:

New Delhi, November 01, 2013: Finance Minister , P.Chidambaram during an interaction with media in New Delhi on the  November 01, 2013. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

New Delhi, November 01, 2013: Finance Minister , P.Chidambaram during an interaction with media in New Delhi on the November 01, 2013. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Centre over alleged lack of job creation, saying the three main issues in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls would be jobs, jobs and jobs.

“What is worse? Not creating jobs or lying about creation of jobs?” Chidambaram asked in a tweet, alleging that the National Democratic Alliance government was guilty of both. “The top three issues in the elections will be jobs, jobs and jobs.”

“Glad that CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) has found its voice and has exposed the government’s bogus claims on job creation. Hope that others also will speak up,” the former Union finance minister added.

The CII had on Wednesday expressed concern over the country’s job market amid growing challenges of making a generation employment-ready. However, it had on Thursday said the recent reforms ushered in by the government were creating new livelihoods across existing and emerging sectors.

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