"Gaslighting India's youth": BJP's Amit Malviya tears into Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT department incharge Amit Malviya on Friday lashed out at Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the latter's criticism of the government's inaction on "Employment Linked Incentive" scheme, saying that he was "gaslighting" India's youth.
"Either Rahul Gandhi's team has completely failed to brief him on the facts, or--far more likely--he's weaponising his trademark ignorance to gaslight India's youth. This isn't a gaffe; it's a calculated strategy to distort reality, using his platform to spread misinformation under the guise of cluelessness," Malviya posted on X.
The BJP leader went on to compare job creation under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the current National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-led government, saying that only 2.9 crore jobs were created in a decade between 2004 and 2014, while 17.19 crore jobs have been added in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure.
"Under the UPA government (2004-2014), just 2.9 crore jobs were created in a decade. Now, compared to PM Modi's tenure (2014-2024), a staggering 17.19 crore jobs have been added. In just the last year alone (2023-24), 4.6 crore jobs were created--more than the entire decade of Congress rule," Malviya added.

Intensifying his attack on Gandhi, the BJP leader said, "You talk about youth unemployment, yet under your government, youth employability stood at just 34% in 2013. Today, that figure has risen to nearly 55% in 2024."
Regarding the Employment Linked Incentive scheme, Malviya said that the PM Internship scheme 2024-25 has already provided 1.25 lakh internships, along with 327 companies offering 1.18 lakh and more internships across all districts.
"Rather than misleading the youth, maybe take a moment to reflect on why your own government failed to offer them a future. And for someone so concerned about cronyism, perhaps you've forgotten Congress' own track record--scams, corruption, and policy paralysis, he added.
His remarks come after Rahul Gandhi raised questions over the "disappearance" of the Rs 10,000 crore Employment Linked Incentive scheme announced by the Prime Minister after the 2024 general elections.
"Prime Minister, you announced ELI with great showmanship - but where has this Rs10,000 crore scheme disappeared? Have you abandoned our unemployed youth along with your promises?" Gandhi posted on X. (ANI)