Patna: With the budget session under way, the
RJD on Sunday demanded that the
NDA govt release a white paper, on affidavit, detailing jobs provided and work opportunities created between 2005 and 2025.
The RJD rejected as “lies” the NDA’s claim that it had provided jobs and work opportunities to 50 lakh youths between 2020 and 2025. “The NDA leaders have been habitually claiming that their government gave 50 lakh jobs and work opportunities between 2020 and 2025, but it is a bland lie,” RJD state spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan said.
“If their claims are not to sound hollow, then they release a white paper giving department-wise specific details of the jobs given and work opportunities created, mentioning the names of the beneficiaries,” he said, adding that data on vacancies filled between 1990 and 2005 should also be made public.
Gagan claimed that during 1990-2005, regular appointments were made against vacancies, including lecturers, teachers, engineers and police personnel, and that 1.90 lakh Shiksha Mitras were appointed. He alleged that after 2005 recruitment shifted largely to contractual posts.
“It was under the Grand Alliance govt led by Nitish that the process for making regular appointments started under the pressure of deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav from 2022,” he said, claiming 4.30 lakh posts have since been filled.
Citing a CAG report tabled on 18 Dec 2025, he termed skilling claims “fake”.
Rejecting the charge, JD(U) chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said, “The appointments made under the NDA govt speak for themselves in every village and town of the state.”
Having done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazariba...
Read MoreHaving done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazaribagh (now in Jharkhand), graduated in history from Patna College. Started as a freelance journalist for Free Press Journal (Mumbai) from Patna, and then joined The Times of India, Patna, as a staff reporter, got promoted to senior reporter, and later, briefly functioned as news editor. In reporting, initially covered districts like Darbhanga and Bhagalpur on events and various aspects, and then from Patna, have covered state politics, political parties, elections, state assembly, government, cabinet, departments like finance, irrigation and a few others, also CM, occasionally PM's tours, and social issues. Have written two books -- first, Bihar in Messianic Times, second, The First Address, on the Governor House (Bihar), commissioned by the Response (Advertisement) wing of The Times Of India, Patna.
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