"Pushed youth of Bihar into quagmire of unemployment": Mallikarjun Kharge slams NDA govt

New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised the Bihar government for its handling of unemployment in the state.
Kharge said the large turnout at the Mega Employment Fair organised by the Youth Congress in Bihar proved that the BJP and its allies had failed the youth of the state.
In a post on X, Mallikarjun Kharge wrote, "The massive turnout at the Mega Employment Fair organized by@IYCin Bihar has proven that the BJP and its opportunistic allies have pushed the youth of Bihar into the quagmire of unemployment."
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He also reiterated Congress's commitment to providing employment, supporting talent, and reducing migration, stressing that the transformation of India's youth would begin in Bihar.
"The transformation in the lives of the country's youth will begin from Bihar. The Congress's resolve is unwavering, rights to talent, employment for every youth, halting migration, and keeping every family together," the post reads.
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) organised a Mega Job Fair in Bihar on Saturday at Gyan Bhawan, Patna.
In a post on the social media platform X, the IYC stated that over 120 companies are expected to participate in the job fair, offering more than 5,000 employment opportunities.
Earlier, the IYC organised a Mega Job Fair 2025 at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi on June 19 to mark the birthday of Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, a release said.
According to the release, private companies like Tata Alliance, Flipkart, Zepto, Voltas, Tech Mahindra, Paytm, Aditya Birla, Hitachi, Urban Clap, and 161 others participated in this job fair and interviewed youths. Around 8,500 youths registered for the job fair.
About 7,500 youths were interviewed, and 3,500 received job letters on the spot. The companies' HR also invited many youths for the second round.
Several senior Congress leaders also participated in the program. AICC Organization General Secretary KC Venugopal, AICC General Secretary Sachin Pilot, AICC in-charge Qazi Nizamuddin, Delhi Pradesh Congress President Devendra Yadav, Lok Sabha MP Deepender Hooda, Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Tikaram Julie, Chairman of Social Media Department Supriya Srinate, Congress Party spokesperson Ragini Nayak, Executive President of Kisan Congress Bajrang Punia, AICC in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar, and AICC Secretaries Naveen Sharma and Neeraj Kundan attended the event. (ANI)