Congress stalwart Rahul Gandhi on Friday lashed at the Centre over the reported rise in the unemployment rate in the country in August. He alleged -  Narendra Modi government is "harmful for employment".

Posting message on Twitter handle, Gandhi posted the screenshot of a media report that cited data compiled by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy to claim that over 15 lakh people in the country lost their jobs in August.

His allegation statement reads as follows:-"The Modi government is harmful for employment. It doesn’t support or promote any kind of business or employment not belonging to friends and instead is trying to snatch jobs from those who have them." He added, a pretense of self-reliance is expected from the people of the country, "issued in the public interest".

The Congress has been attacking the government over its handling of the country's economy and flagging concerns over job losses, demanding corrective measures to boost employment. The government has dismissed the opposition party's criticism and rebutted all allegations.

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