Chhattisgarh BJP to organise protest over unemployment
The HinduIn what the Chhattisgarh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party calls its “biggest ever” street protest, its youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, will gherao Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s residence on the issue of unemployment on Wednesday. While the State BJYM is leading the “Chalbo Raipur mangbo rozgaar “, its national president, Tejasvi Surya, will also be in Raipur, with the party’s top brass in Chhattisgarh actively participating. The party is raising the issue of unemployment at a time when Mr. Baghel’s government has been citing data on reduced unemployment in Chhattisgarh as one of the success stories of his tenure so far. Cadre mobilisation Beyond protesting the issue of unemployment, which the party believes will help it connect with a large voter base comprising youths, the protest is also a self-assessment exercise, some leaders say.