Lokniti-CSDS 2024 pre-poll survey: Jobs and inflation key concerns in Lok Sabha elections
New Delhi: In the run-up to the 2024 general elections, a pre-poll survey conducted by Lokniti-CSDS has revealed that unemployment and price rise are the primary concerns of nearly half of the electorate. The survey highlighted that Muslims, Dalits, and Adivasis are particularly concerned about these issues, with nearly two-thirds (62%) expressing difficulty in finding jobs.
The survey found that 62% of respondents across villages, towns, and cities felt that getting jobs had become more difficult compared to the last five years. Among men, 65% shared this opinion, while among women, the figure was slightly lower at 59%. Only 12% of respondents felt that getting jobs had become easier.
The concern over job availability was particularly high among Muslims (67%), followed by Hindus from Other Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes (63% each), and Scheduled Tribes (59%). In contrast, Hindu upper castes were more optimistic, with 17% believing that jobs were easier to get, although 57% of them still felt that jobs had become more difficult.
Regarding the issue of price rise, 71% of respondents believed that prices had increased, with higher percentages among the poor (76%), Muslims (76%), and Scheduled Castes (75%).
When asked about the responsibility for shrinking job opportunities, 21% blamed the Centre, 17% blamed State governments, and 57% felt that both were responsible. Similarly, for the issue of price rise, 26% blamed the Centre, 12% blamed the State, and 56% blamed both.
In terms of quality of life, 48% felt that their quality of life had improved in the last five years, while 35% felt it had worsened. Only 22% said they could fulfill their needs and save money from their household income.
On the issue of corruption, 55% believed that corruption had increased, with 25% blaming the Centre and 16% blaming the States, while 56% blamed both.
Despite these concerns, nearly half of the respondents felt that development in the last five years had been inclusive.
The survey indicates that economic issues, particularly unemployment and price rise, are likely to be significant factors influencing voter sentiment in the upcoming elections.
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Delhi court sentences CBI joint director to 3 months' imprisonment in IRS officer assault case
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court has sentenced two CBI officers to three months' imprisonment for assaulting and trespassing into the residence of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer during a raid over two decades ago.
Judicial Magistrate Shashank Nandan Bhatt was hearing the arguments on the sentence against the convicted retired police officer V K Pandey and Ramneesh, who was serving as a superintendent of police when the raid was conducted in 2000.
Ramneesh is at present a joint director at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The court also fined Rs 50,000 each to both the accused.
Both were accused under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 427 (mischief) and 448 (criminal trespass) in a complaint filed by IRS officer Ashok Kumar Aggarwal.
The case pertained to an incident on October 19, 2000, when a CBI team carried out a search and arrest operation at Aggarwal's residence in Paschim Vihar.
Aggarwal alleged that the officials forcibly entered his house in the early hours, assaulted him and violated legal procedures during the arrest.
#WATCH | Delhi | Former IRS officer assault case. | Tis Hazari Court sentenced CBI joint director Ramneesh and Retired ACP Vivek Pandey to 3 months sentence in an assault case filed by former IRS officer Ashok Agarwal. The court has granted them bail to challenge the judgment.… https://t.co/RwAxjMrWDK pic.twitter.com/2FlkG4rDs0
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