7.50 lakh unemployed youths in Gujarat, says Congress MLA

Congress leader and Abdasa MLA Shaktisinh Gohil today refuted claims of a BJP MLA that Gujarat is "number one" in providing employment, and said the state has more than 7.50 lakh registered unemployed youths.
During his speech in the ongoing Gujarat Assembly session, BJP MLA from Surat Purnesh Modi claimed that due to former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's efforts, Gujarat is number one in the entire country in providing employment.
The Surat MLA claimed that Gujarat has an employment rate of 72 per cent, which is the highest in India.
However, Gohil lambasted his claim and said, "This government talks about employment through skill development. However, there are more than 7.50 lakh registered unemployed in the state".

Gohil also mentioned a recently alleged recruitment scam for the post of village officials, in which the Gandhinagar police arrested a tuition class owner for allegedly taking huge money from several aspirants by promising to help them clear the entrance exam.
Gohil claimed that a BJP leader is behind the whole racket.

"Police investigation revealed that BJP leader Nandlal Patel was behind the racket. Though he openly shared the dais with other BJP leaders in the recently concluded Krishi Mahotsav, police claim that he is still absconding and could not be traced. It shows that the real culprits have deep connections in the BJP," Gohil claimed.

Gohil also alleged that the BJP government favours corporate houses and neglects small entrepreneurs, youth, farmers and the middle class.
Citing the case of land allocation to L&T, Gohil claimed that the company had demanded more than 20 lakh square metres of land in 2007 at various places, including Hazira-Surat.