‘National Unemployment Day’ being observed on PM Modi’s birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 70 today, Twitterati is observing National unemployment day on the occasion as a mark of protest against rising unemployment.

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi turns 70 on September 17, 2020. His party, the ruling BJP has added that it will celebrate the PM’s birthday in a week-long ‘Seva Spatha’ from September 14-20.On the other hand on Twitter, the netizens have decided to mark the day as “National Unemployment Day” .This is being done to highlight the Prime Minister’s failure to create jobs and provide employment for the people of the country. Employment was the agenda, Modi had contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2014.Twitter users, have been, tweeting thousands of posts with hashtag #17Sept17Hrs17Minutes and called on people to take part in the Twitter campaign on September 17.Several users asserted that the youths of the country were frustrated over the unemployment and lack of opportunities in the market. Along with #17Sept17Hrs17Minutes another hashtag in Hindi is trending #राष्ट्रीयबेरोजगारदिवस. The trending hashtag marks as a protest against the high unemployment rates in the country. India’s April-June quarter GDP is contracted by a 23.9 percent.

Prime Minister Modi instead of making efforts for the employment suggested pakoda frying and selling as the alternatives to the youth. The unemployment in India crossed the four-decade low but the government has been shrugging off the responsibility by calling it an 'act of god'. Congress has been raising the issue of unemployment.

General secretary Priyanka Gandhi has questioned the government on the issue. The hashtag protest against Unemployment on PMs birthday brings out the disappointment and anger of the people against the government and the PM who did not keep his promise