Mysuru: Demanding an explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on creation of jobs in the country since his ascension to the post, senior Congress leader and former minister HC Mahadevappa on Wednesday said, “Modi must tell the people the number of jobs he has created.”Reminding Modi of his promise to create five crore jobs in the country, Mahadevappa said, “It is time he explained to the people how many jobs have been created in the past four years. He should issue a white paper on the issue.”The former minister said that Modi rode to power on the plank of hollow promises such as job creation . “Youngsters should be wary of these promises made by the BJP. The young supported Modi because he promised them jobs, but he has not walked the talk,” Mahadevappa said.Questioning the move to bar people with more than two children to contest elections in Assam, where the BJP is in power, Mahadevappa said that such a restriction was anti-Constitutional and against the principles of justice. “This is a ploy to deny Dalits, Other Backward Classes (OBCs) power,” he added.Urging the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state to continue with Reservation in promotion for Dalits, he said, “The longer the issue drags on, the more helpless they begin to feel.”Admitting to feeling upset following his loss in the T Narasipur assembly constituency, Mahadevappa said, “I was very upset, and I stayed away from former chief minister Siddaramaiah . But, our friendship extends beyond mere political equations. We have been friends for 35 years, and we are now together once again.”Mahadevappa said that the Congress had extended support to JD(S) to keep BJP out of power in Karnataka.

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