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Congress observes ‘unemployment day’ on Modi’s birthday in Varanasi

Varanasi, Sep 17 (UNI)The Varanasi City Congress Committee on Thursday observed “Unemployment Day” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, staging a protest and distributing rattles to highlight issues including inflation, unemployment, education, fuel prices, floods and other public concerns.
Congress workers gathered at Padmashree Square and marched towards the statue of Bharat Ratna Dr B R Ambedkar in Ravindrapuri, raising slogans during the protest.
The protesters also raised the issue of Varanasi’s sewer system and a sack reportedly found in a sewer. They carried a sack symbolically, garlanded it and questioned how it had ended up in the sewer and what action had been taken against those responsible.
City Congress Committee president Raghavendra Choubey said the country has been facing challenges related to unemployment, inflation, farmers, education and healthcare, while people in Kashi are also struggling with traffic, sewerage, waterlogging and rising prices.
Referring to the party’s “25 Years of Modi’s Rule—25 Questions” campaign, Choubey said Congress has raised issues including demonetisation, GST, the COVID-19 lockdown, farm laws, the Manipur violence, unemployment and farmers’ income.Notably, the “25 Years of Modi’s Rule—25 Questions of Accountability” campaign is a counter-offensive launched by the Congress.
He said that the government has given the public a "toy" in the name of development and good days, and that Congress will continue its struggle on public issues.
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