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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Man kills 15-year-old son, dies by suicide in Maharashtra's Palghar
Palghar (PTI): A man allegedly strangled his 15-year-old son and hanged himself at their house in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in Pimpalsheth village in the tribal-dominated Jawhar taluka on Wednesday, an official said.
Sharad Bhoye (40), a conductor with the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) who was under suspension, strangled his son Bhavesh with a wire rope, sub-inspector Anil Dighole said.
He said Sharad had been under suspension for the last three months and was depressed about the situation.
As per preliminary probe, Bhoye had gone to his farmhouse around noon on Wednesday and strangled his son, a Class 10 student, after he returned home from school, and also banged the boy's body on the floor, causing fatal injuries.
The man then hanged himself from the ceiling in another room in the house, the official said.
Bhoye's father, who lived nearby, discovered the bodies and the authorities were alerted, he said.
The official said the bodies were sent for post-mortem, and a case was registered.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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