Sanjay Raut says ‘Make in India an employment scam,’ attacks Narendra Modi 

Sanjay Raut.

Shiv Sena senior leader Sanjay Raut, on Sunday, termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” initiative an “employment scam”. Raut claimed that the foreign-investment figures and employment-generation figures don’t match.

Writing in his weekly column “Rokhtok” in the Shiv Sena Sena mouthpiece, Saamana, Raut wrote that India is the fastest growing economy, as the prime minister, finance minister and many other ministers said time and again, however, the figures speak louder.  Raut wrote: “If that be the case, then India should be the most attractive destination for youngsters … It is also being said that foreign investors are queuing up to invest in India. But, all of these do not reflect in employment generation … It means there is some scam pertaining to the figures given on employment generation.”

Raut also claimed that the unemployment in the country is the biggest issue and “if it explodes, it will cause anarchy”. Raut wrote: “Prime minister Narendra Modi claimed that one crore employment has been generated in the past four years, but 40 lakh jobs have been lost in the demonetization attack. Also, agriculture sector, which used to generate the highest employment, has been destroyed completely.”

Raut said, “Farmers’ economy has collapsed owing to ban on cow slaughter. All this is happening in the name of religion, which does not provide food and work. Those who question about the loss of existing jobs are labelled as anti-nationals.”

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