A group of college students, donning degree robes and selling 'pakodas' to passers-by in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks over job creation, were today whisked away by the police, hours before the PM's rally here.
A group of college students, donning degree robes and selling 'pakodas' to passers-by in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks over job creation, were today whisked away by the police, hours before the PM's rally here.
The students appeared near the Mehkri Circle, a few metres away from Palace Ground where Modi is scheduled to address the rally, in protest against his recent remarks linking pakoda (snack) selling and job creation.
On being asked about inadequate job creation in the last four years in a recent interview to a news channel, the prime minister had said that a person selling pakodas outside their (channel's) television studio and earning Rs 200 a day should also be perceived as 'employed'.
The young students sold 'Modi Pakodas', 'Amit Shah Pakoda' and 'Dr Yeddy Pakodas', a reference to Karnataka BJP chief Yeddyurappa, to those passing by, including the BJP workers and visitors on their way to the rally.
The police later removed the degree robes of the protesting students and took them into custody.
Earlier, PM Modi Modi launched a scathing attack on Congress saying, the state doesn't need grand-old party's culture.
"In this budget, the government has made a significant decision so that correct price of crops is given to farmers. If BS Yeddyurappa, son of a farmer, becomes CM of Karnataka, the projects for farmers will work at its best, because Yeddurappa has farmer's best interest at heart. The countdown for the Congress to exit the state has begun," PM Modi said.
The Congress had earlier on Sunday hit out at the Centre for presenting a "disastrous" budget, the Congress asked the Centre "where is the outlay" for the health insurance scheme for 50 crore poor people and Kharif support prices higher than the cost of production.
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