Panaji: The Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday slammed the Pramod Sawant led BJP government in Goa over the issue of unemployment, women safety. Surjewala charged that the Bharatiya Janata Party has turned "demographic dividend into a demographic disaster."

"In Goa, over a lakh youth are registered on the state employment market with no jobs. The systematic decimation of tourism, fisheries, MSMEs and mining by the BJP Government has made the situation even more grim," alleged Surjewala.

"On the eve of elections, the Modi government had promised 60 lakh jobs in five years by 2027-28. This itself is a cruel joke. The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is making similar fake promises," he said.

The Congress leader further claimed that 30 lakh posts are lying vacant in the Central Government and another 30 lakh posts are vacant in the state governments.

Slamming the state government over alleged irregularities in the recruitment process of Goa Medical College, the Congress leader said that "BJP's moto is jobs for sale".