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KATHUA: Former Minister Dr Manohar Lal Sharma while conducting public meeting at Billawar came down heavily of BJP government at the Centre for its failure in controlling price rise, inflation, unemployment and corruption in the country. While speaking Manohar said the prices of food articles have risen by nearly 5 per cent in April. Primary commodities saw a rise of 10.16 per cent and manufactured products have risen by 9.01 per cent. By the time these commodities reach the retail markets the consumers are charged much more. Further he said all this is happening when the economy is witnessing a deep recession, galloping unemployment, collapsing purchasing power and rising levels of hunger. He said due to wrong policies of the Centre, inflation has become uncontrollable in the country and the prices of all essential commodities, including petrol, diesel and cooking gas, cooking oil, pulses are increasing at an unprecedented rate.
While speaking on unemployment He said Modi government have failed to provide jobs to youth, but had instead released misleading advertisements on the same.”BJP has cheated people of every section. Also while lambasting BJP and its leadership Manohar said everything looks good in advertisements, but the reality is not like this. And if you raise questions here you will be crushed,”
Speaking on corruption Dr Sharma said that Corruption free India under BJP is just a sham and said in fact corruption has increased in BJP regime. India has the highest bribery rate in Asia according to the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International released on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day . The findings are a scathing indictment of the anti-corruption claims of the ruling dispensation, which came to power on the plank of a ‘Bhrashtachar mukt Bharat’ (corruption-free India).