‘Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai’: Twitter on Troubling Unemployment Data

Twitter was quick to slam the government over the dismal state of employment in the country.

Confirming unemployment rate projected in a pre-election leaked NSSO report, the government on Friday, 31 May, said joblessness in the country was 6.1 percent of total labour force during 2017-18, the highest in 45 years.

The data released by the government, on a day when Modi 2.0 Cabinet took charge, showed 7.8 percent of all employable urban youth were jobless, while the percentage for the rural youth was 5.3 percent.

The joblessness among men on all-India basis was 6.2 percent, while it was 5.7 percent in case of women.

Twitter was quick to slam the government over the dismal state of affairs, with many claiming that the ‘hiding’ of the data during the elections was ‘convenient’.

‘Fake News... Not!’

Journalist Somesh Jha, who broke the story of the buried NSSO report, dismissed Irani’s claim of the unemployment data being fake news.

Fake news......NOT!https://t.co/MAnWCANqWp

— Somesh Jha (@someshjha7) May 31, 2019

Government has denied report about highest unemployment rate in 45 years when @someshjha7 broke the story. Today it has accepted the truth.

I would like to know the reactions of @arunjaitley @PiyushGoyal and others like them who had questioned the report.

Thank you.

— amey tirodkar (@ameytirodkar) May 31, 2019

‘Big Challenge Awaits Modi’

While others said that the dismal GDP growth rate, combined with the unemployment levels, had presented the new Modi government with a big challenge.

GDP growth at 2 years low for Q4 at 5.8% and unemployment rate rises to 6.1 per cent. Big challenge awaits Modi 2.0 and the new finance minister.

— Akhilesh Sharma अखिलेश शर्मा (@akhileshsharma1) May 31, 2019

The govt finally confirms what @someshjha7 reported in Jan. While many tried to pass it off as "fake news", fact is that unemployment is at its highest at 6.1% https://t.co/9NfnMbEHYv

— Saikat Datta (@saikatd) May 31, 2019

3 months ago, I made this video. All Modi supporters called it Fake and kept shouting Aayega Toh Modi Hi. Today, this data has finally been confirmed to be true.

Link to Video: https://t.co/RwJeJJecd8

All credit goes to @someshjha7 for leaking NSSO report. pic.twitter.com/9Qh4Jm5Fn9

— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) May 31, 2019

‘So Convenient’

Unemployment rate is at 6.1%, highest in 45 years. Labour bureau makes it official as soon as the govt takes oath. So convenient

— Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) May 31, 2019

#Unemployment

Timing of release of the data is better than Kohl's timing in cricket pic.twitter.com/r9Gxe1gPSy

— suraj tirkey (@tsuraj490) May 31, 2019

Elections are over. Data is out. #Unemploymenthttps://t.co/n3vTIZoqH0

— Umar Khalid (@UmarKhalidJNU) May 31, 2019

Chalo chunaav khtam ho gaye...

India's unemployment rate highest in 45 years; centre confirms 6.1% figure leaked in Januaryhttps://t.co/rTosY3Xohi

— Vivek Tiwari (@VivekJss2010) May 31, 2019

- GDP 5 yrs low.
- Unemployment 45 yrs high.
- India hit its own AirForce helicopter in war mongering of Modi.

Such news were well supresed before elections (barring online portals). Now officially coming out.

Tells u about Indian media. Media was better even in 1975 emergency.

— Amit Tyagi (@hiambuj) May 31, 2019

‘Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai’

Modi can’t even better his own mediocre record. Record unemployment? Lowest GDP?

Modi hai to mumkin hai

Of course his core voter won’t complain. He’s awake only when Gau lynching falls below 5% or when young Dalits ride a horse in their wedding baaraat https://t.co/o87iOBuoOr

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) May 31, 2019

Nobody cares about unemployment rates. Don’t indulge in treason by releasing these numbers now and making the Dear Leader angry! Concentrate on Pakodas! https://t.co/77SaltJduV

— Rachit Seth (@rachitseth) May 31, 2019

The data was hidden, then Ministers claimed that it was wrong. It was clearly meant to deceive the people. It led to resignations of those who wanted the truth revealed. https://t.co/nqJpR7Rgrs

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) May 31, 2019

Slump in ‘economic growth’
&
Runaway ‘unemployment’ are two imp challenges before the country.

Hope PM & FM will address them by laying a short-medium-long term roadmap of kick starting the growth engine as also employment generating strategy. https://t.co/oirZo18H3I

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) May 31, 2019

Unemployment 45yrs high**

NDTV: India faces 6% rise in Unemployment

Republic: Is this Data to Defame the Modi Govt?

Times Now: Why Opposition only debates on Unemployment?

ZeeNews: 2GB Data to free Mil raha hai na

Sudarshan TV: Hindu jab tak Khatre mein hai, It hadly matters

— Nehr_who (@Nehr_who) May 31, 2019

Unemployment at the highest ever in 45 years. Too much to expect accountability, but can this government at least issue an unconditional apology? https://t.co/ybPcTvaH85

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) May 31, 2019

(With inputs from PTI)