Govt demolishing educational edifice, crushing job opportunities: Cong

Accusing the government of demolishing educational edifice and crushing job opportunities in the country, the Congress on Thursday said the time has come for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to go back from "event management" to addressing the issues concerning education and unemployment.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Modi government is fast turning the demographic dividend into a demographic disaster through its "lopsided policy".

"The BJP has demolished the educational edifice, the employment apparatus in India. This is a government that is fast turning demographic dividend into a demographic disaster.... Time for Prime Minister to go back from event management and stage-managed 'Howdy' programme to addressing education and unemployment," he told reporters.

He was referring to 'Howdy Modi' event in Houston in the US.

"Modi's emphatic proclamation in the United States that 'everything is fine' in India is a big bold white lie, weaved to fool not just the ...