'Will Maha Kumbh Workers Get Jobs Again After 144 Years' Akhilesh Yadav Takes Jibe At UP Govt

Akhilesh Yadav's remarks were aimed at the temporary employment initiatives by the government, avoiding the long-term job opportunities for the youth in the state.

SP's Akhilesh Yadav criticised the UP government's temporary employment initiatives during Maha Kumbh, questioning their long-term prospects.

Source : PTI

Taking a sharp dig at the Uttar Pradesh government, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned that during the Maha Kumbh, the four lakh youth who received employment, primarily as motorcycle riders helping devotees, will get jobs again “in 144 years”.

“The UP CM says that 4 lakh youth got employed, who were riding motorcycles (to help devotees commute during the Maha Kumbh). Does this mean they will get employment again in 144 years?” news agency PTI quoted Yadav as asking. 

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The remarks of Akhilesh Yadav were aimed at the temporary employment initiatives by the government, avoiding the long-term job opportunities for the youth in the state. While addressing to media in Mahoba, the former CM further accused that around 900 people were still missing after the Maha Kumbh, adding that posters had been put up outside police stations.

"If you visit Prayagraj, even now, posters have been put up outside police stations, hospitals, and public places. The Maha Kumbh has ended, but according to government data, around 900 people are still missing,” Yadav claimed.

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