Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that policies enacted by the Centre had resulted in the loss of crores of jobs and urged people to speak up and make the Modi government “listen to their voice.”

The former president of the Congress party urged people to take part in the party’s “Speak Up for Jobs” campaign being run on Thursday from 10 am for 10 hours.

“The policies of Modi Govt have caused the loss of crores of jobs and a historic fall in GDP,” Gandhi wrote in a tweet. 

The former Congress chief further  said, “It has crushed the future of India’s youth. Let’s make the Govt listen to their voice.”

He followed up his message with a hashtag Speak Up For Jobs.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted alleging the Modi government of going back on its promise of providing two crore jobs every year. He added that instead of providing 12 crore jobs in six years, the government had instead “snatched away” 14 crore jobs.

Surjewala further said, “Empty the throne, the youth is coming.”

Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, the official Twitter account of All India National Congress wrote, “One devastating policy after another, BJP has snatched away the livelihoods of crores of Indians & pushed our youth into a bleak future.” “Join our #SpeakUpForJobs campaign & raise your voices against BJP’s misadventures.” 

 The Congress also posted videos of its leaders from across India voicing their concern about job losses in the country. 

On Wednesday, Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav had hit out at the Centre, requesting people to switch off lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm to express solidarity with families facing consequences of unemployment.