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IN PHOTOS: Congress MLAs stage protest with plastic snakes, accuse MP govt of sitting on jobs like serpants

Updated On: 11 March, 2025 03:49 PM IST | Divya Nair

Congress legislators on Tuesday staged a protest with plastic snakes in the Madhya Pradesh assembly complex, accusing the BJP-led state government of sitting on government job vacancies like a serpent (PICS/PTI)

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Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, gathered in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue with plastic snakes in baskets and raised slogans, accusing the state government of failing to provide jobs to the youth of the state. Pic/PTI

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Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, gathered in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue with plastic snakes in baskets and raised slogans, accusing the state government of failing to provide jobs to the youth of the state. Pic/PTI
The Congress has been protesting in the state for the past few days over various issues. On Monday, the police had used water cannons to disperse the protestors. They were demanding Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 3,100 a quintal for rice and Rs 2,700 per quintal for wheat 

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The Congress has been protesting in the state for the past few days over various issues. On Monday, the police had used water cannons to disperse the protestors. They were demanding Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 3,100 a quintal for rice and Rs 2,700 per quintal for wheat 

During Tuesday's protest, the Congress claimed that youngsters were running from pillar to post for jobs, while the government has stopped recruitment in the police, education, irrigation and health departments

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During Tuesday's protest, the Congress claimed that youngsters were running from pillar to post for jobs, while the government has stopped recruitment in the police, education, irrigation and health departments

Meanwhile, in a protest on Monday, several Congress leaders and workers suffered injured after the stage collapsed in Bhopal during their agitation

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Meanwhile, in a protest on Monday, several Congress leaders and workers suffered injured after the stage collapsed in Bhopal during their agitation

"The BJP government is biting the unemployed youth of the state like a snake. This government is sitting like a serpent on job vacancies. Hence, we held this symbolic protest to awaken the government on the issue of unemployment," said Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar

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"The BJP government is biting the unemployed youth of the state like a snake. This government is sitting like a serpent on job vacancies. Hence, we held this symbolic protest to awaken the government on the issue of unemployment," said Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar

The Congress leader claimed that more than 70,000 posts are lying vacant in the education department alone, but the government has not paid attention.

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The Congress leader claimed that more than 70,000 posts are lying vacant in the education department alone, but the government has not paid attention.

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