CWC expresses concern over economy, tax terrorism, unemployment
New Delhi, Aug 4 : The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday expressed concern over the poor state of economy, 'tax terrorism' and unemployment, noting that agrarian distress has become a hallmark of the Modi government.
"CWC noted with anguish over the poor state of economy and tax terrorism that prevails today in the country. Government has discovered the virtues of pre-liberalised regime moving towards a system of tax terrorism control and ‘licence raj'.
"Gross Fixed Capital Formation, the biggest indicator of fresh investment, has fallen from 31 per cent to 28.5 per cent. Index of industrial production continues to hover around 3.2 per cent," said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.
"Credit growth is dismal with MSMEs experiencing negative credit flow. NPAs of banks have risen to an alarming high figure of 11.6 per cent in 2018 and have been assessed at Rs. 10.30 lakh crore.
"FDI and new projects are declining. In industrial hubs across the country, MSMEs are shutting down leading to loss of jobs. Rupee is on a downward spiral getting devalued from Rs.64 to Rs.69.50 in less than six months. A myopic Modi government has no control or vision to kick start the economy," he added.
Surjewala said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi and CWC expressed deep concern on the state of joblessness.
He said CWC also noted that Modi-made disaster of demonitisation and ill-implemented GST has led to severe job losses.
"The government is shying away from releasing the Labour Bureau Survey figures for December, 2017. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of creating 2 crore jobs a year fails, it is regrettable that he exhorts the youth to sell 'pakoras' and 'pans' instead of creating real jobs," said Surjewala.
CWC also noted that agrarian distress has become a hallmark of Modi government.
"PM Modi promised ‘Cost+50 per cent profit' on MSP, but it has proved to be a ‘jumla'. The latest increase in MSP of crops doesn't confirm it as per the report of CACP 2018. The declared MSP being given to farmers in mandis, where crop is selling at rates ranging from 27 per cent to 42 per cent, is below the declared MSP," said Surjewala.
"PM Fasal Beema Yojna has profiteered the insurance companies with Rs.14,800 crore leaving the farmers to a pittance of compensation claim of Rs.5,600 crore.
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Mehendi artists in Jharkhand denied entry to wedding venue, asked to remove hijabs
Hazaribagh: A mehendi artist and her team were allegedly denied entry to a wedding venue and asked to remove their hijabs before applying mehendi at a hotel in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh. Following the altercation, the artists refused and left the venue.
According to Siasat Daily, Alia Ahmed and her team had arrived at Hotel Aranya Vihar to apply mehendi for a client. However, they were reportedly stopped at the entrance and asked to remove their hijabs before entering.
In a video circulating online, a man at the venue can be heard saying, “Bohot dikkat hai. Jaise tumko dikkat hai hijab me nai rehne ki waise hume dikkat hai isme lagane me. (We have a major problem. Just like you have an issue with not wearing a hijab, we also have a problem with you putting mehendi while wearing it).”
According to Alia, a client from Delhi had booked her services to apply mehendi on 40 to 50 people for a wedding. She said that an elderly relative of the family asked them to remove their religious coverings.
Refusing the demand, Alia said, “Yeh toh aisa galat hai na. Nai utar sakte hai hum. Nai toh phir chod dijiye. Hum wapas chale jayinge,” after which she and her team left the hotel premises.
In the video, Alia alleged that they were insulted over their attire. “They disrespected our hijab and niqab and said that only if we removed it would we be allowed to put mehendi,” she said.
“We waited long hours in this heat while we were fasting. No one even told us to sit,” she said.
Alia further said that she had previously worked with people from different communities and questioned why her religious attire had become an issue.
“Hamara kaam se matlab hona chahiye. Na ki hamara niqab se (Our work should matter, not our niqab),” she said, adding that one of her students, Pooja, belonged to another caste.
She also said, “Jab humko koi dikkat nahi hai caste me, toh yeh log ko kyun dikkat hai hamare hijab aur niqab se (If we have no problem with caste, why do they have a problem with our hijab and niqab).”
Alia also expressed concern that if such discrimination continued, other artists wearing hijab or niqab could face similar situations in the future.
