Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: The wave of youth euphoria that BJP rode since 2014 appears to be ebbing. During nine years of Modi Government, India’s youth appears disappointed and frustrated.
This was stated by JKPCC working president, Raman Bhalla while interacting with Bahu Fort Mohalla Manhas Ghar youth president, Dewan Chand and hundreds of youth from the area who visited former Minister’s residence to project youth’s burning issues under BJP Govt.
Bhalla said that unemployment is a major problem in J&K-UT.
“According to a 2022 report by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), the unemployment rate in J&K-UT was 17.5 per cent, which is much higher than the national average of 7.5 per cent. The unemployment rate is even higher among youth, with 25.5 per cent of young people in J&K-UT unemployed,” he maintained adding that high unemployment rate has number of negative consequences for J&K.
“It leads to poverty, crime and social unrest. It also discourages young people from staying in the region, which leads to brain drain,” he further said.
Bhalla further said that after importing bloodshed in J&K through proxy-war, Pakistan is now spoiling younger generation of J&K through Narco terrorism.
He cautioned that Narco terrorism is more dangerous than proxy-war.
Bhalla said the present government has miserably failed to ensure delivery of basic amenities like availability of ration, proper supply of power and water, etc.
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