Do 'Naukri Par Charcha', listen to people: Yechury tells Modi

Criticizing Prime Minister over his recent 'Pariksha Pe Charcha', the general secretary of CPI (M) in his tweet said that Modi should do a Naukri Par Charcha, and listen to the 'Mann ki Baat' of millions of jobless people he has created with his policies like demonetization and badly planned GST.

New Delhi:CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday slammed the government over dipping employment rates, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi should conduct a "Naukri Par Charcha".

Quoting a news report, Yechury charged that the "unemployment rate is the worst-ever in independent India".

"Modi should do a Naukri Par Charcha, and listen to the 'Mann ki Baat' of millions of jobless he has created with his policies like demonetization and badly planned GST," he said in a tweet.

The prime minister had on Monday interacted with students during "Pariksha Pe Charcha" program.

Yechury added that "unemployment rate is the worst-ever in independent India. 45% for those between 15-19 years of age. It is 37% for those between 20-24 years. Urban unemployment. This is 44% in urban India".