Rao alleged that the new act to ensure livelihoods has not just received a name change but was aimed at benefiting big industrialists while punishing poor people with hunger and unemployment.
Speaking to ANI, Dharmendra highlighted that the current wave of demonstrations, which began in late December, is primarily rooted in domestic economic grievances.
"We are into the second week of the protests. They started around the end of December, and it's about 9-10 days since the protests started. Protests are not unusual in Iran. They keep happening regularly at small levels," he told ANI. "This is an economic protest driven primarily by the dist
Speaking to ANI, Mehrotra said public anger was growing due to unemployment, inflation and poverty, while those in power remained indifferent to people's suffering.
Numerous daily-wage workers and porters in the area are experiencing severe distress due to the ongoing closure of the Torkham border point, resulting in significant financial difficulties after losing their part-time jobs, as reported by Dawn.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the BJP government, alleging that under its rule, "hatred, inflation, unemployment, and corruption are increasing uncontrollably, while everything else is decreasing."
Only PM Modi can best understand what his knowledge of history is... Why isn't PM Modi talking about the 'Act East' policy?... He remains silent on the flood and its permanent solutions. The problem of unemployment remains unchanged... He doesn't say anything about Zubeen Garg," the Congr
"This was the biggest scheme (MNREGA) to eliminate rural unemployment, and initially, it was a legal right. But now it's no longer the case. So now the central government can get work done wherever it wants," Raj said.
Congress MLA and LoP of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda criticised the BJP-run Haryana government for avoiding giving answers to questions on the state's unemployment, law and order, and governance issues and cited it as the reason for the opposition walkout on the failure of the no-confide
Speaking to ANI on the first day of the Assembly session, Petwar claimed the government is afraid of the Congress party and has failed on various fronts, including unemployment, farmer welfare, and law and order.
Describing the bill as an attempt to "dismantle the Right to Work," Kharge warned that the move would push the poorest sections of society back into hunger, unemployment, and distress, and asserted that the opposition would fight it both inside and outside Parliament.
The Chief Minister alleged that the new structure proposed by the Centre weakens the employment guarantee and makes access to work dependent on "the whims of political leaders". He claimed this would aggravate caste discrimination and social inequality, while also triggering distress migr