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Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, gathered in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue with plastic snakes in baskets and raised slogans, accusing the state government of failing to provide jobs to the youth of the state.

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Singhar claimed youngsters were running from pillar to post for jobs, while the government has stopped recruitment in the police, education, irrigation and health departments.

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“The BJP government is biting the unemployed youth of the state like a snake. This government is sitting like a serpent on job vacancies. Hence, we held this symbolic protest to awaken the government on the issue of unemployment,” he said.

The Congress leader claimed that more than 70,000 posts are lying vacant in the education department alone, but the government has not paid attention.