Employment-related politics heat up in UP ahead of elections; CM Yogi claims 9.5 lakh jobs provided in 9.5 years, while Akhilesh Yadav targets the government.

Employment-related politics heat up in UP ahead of elections; CM Yogi claims 9.5 lakh jobs provided in 9.5 years, while Akhilesh Yadav targets the government.

Political wrangling over government jobs is intensifying in UP as elections approach. Chief Minister Yogi has stated that the UP government will provide one lakh jobs over the next six months and claims that his administration has already provided employment to 9.5 lakh youths over a period of 9.5 years. Conversely, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav argues that a vast number of the state’s youth remain unemployed and alleges that the reservation system for government jobs has been tampered with.