Where are the occupations? asks Shiv Sena after general category quota

Mumbai, Jan 10 A day after Parliament approved 10 percent reservation to general category poor, the Shiv Sena Thursday pondered where will the jobs come from and warned that if it is an election-driven move, then it will prove costly.

The Maratha community has been given reservation in Maharashtra, however the question still remains that where are the jobs, the Sena said.

The Parliament had on Wednesday approved amending the Constitution to give 10 percent reservation to general classification poor in government jobs and education.

"When those in power fail on the twin fronts of employment and poverty, they need to play the reservation card," the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

"If this decision has been taken for votes, it will prove costly. After 10 percent reservation, shouldn't something be said about work? Where will you land the positions from?" it inquired.

In India, the population of those over 15 years old is increasing by 13 lakh consistently. Utilizing minors underneath the age of 18 years is a wrongdoing, yet youngster work proceeds unabated, said the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, which is a partner of the decision BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra.

Around 80 to 90 lakh new openings for work are required each year to adjust the business rate in the nation, however this computation has been unstable for a while now, it noted.

"In the last two years, job opportunities have decreased instead of increasing and about 1.5 crore to two crore occupations have been lost due to decisions like demonetisation and GST usage. There is a feeling of helplessness among youth," the Marathi production said.

In 2018, 2.8 crore people connected for 90 lakh jobs in Railways. Besides, for 1,137 positions in Mumbai Police, over four lakh people connected and a considerable lot of the candidates had more educational qualifications than required, the Sena claimed.

"After the government's 10 percent reservation, will the eligible youth have the capacity to pick up anything? The prime minister, who had advised youth to fry 'pakodas' (snack), had to eventually give 10 per cent reservation to the economically backward classes," it quipped.