Why is #NationalUnemploymentDay trending on PM Modi’s Birthday?

Team Udayavani, Sep 17, 2020, 12:10 PM IST

PM Modi is celebrating his 70^th birthday on Thursday, Sept 16 and several people wished the Prime Minister on his birthday

Union home Minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi among others tweeted their greetings on the occasion.

राष्ट्रसेवा और गरीब कल्याण के प्रति समर्पित देश के सर्वप्रिय नेता प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी को जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएं।

मोदी जी के रूप में देश को एक ऐसा नेतृत्व मिला है जिसने लोक-कल्याणकारी नीतियों से वंचित वर्ग को विकास की मुख्यधारा से जोड़ा और एक मजबूत भारत की नींव रखी।

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 17, 2020

Greetings and warm wishes to PM Shri @narendramodi on his birthday. India has benefited tremendously from his astute leadership, firm conviction &decisive action. He has been working assiduously towards empowering the poor & marginalised. Praying for his good health and long life

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 17, 2020

Wishing PM Narendra Modi ji a happy birthday.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 17, 2020

On the other hand, netizens are celebrating National Unemployment Day on PM Modi’s birthday to mark their protest against the high unemployment rates in solidarity with unemployed youth

It is said that the netizens decided to celebrate Rashtriya Berojgar Divas on September 17.

According to DNA, As per the National Statistical Office (NSO) report, India’s April-June quarter GDP contracted by 23.9%, the first contraction in more than 40 years.

In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said, “Massive unemployment has forced the youth to call today #NationalUnemploymentDay. Employment is dignity. For how long will the Govt deny it?”

He also tagged a Hindi news report on how over 1 crore Indians are seeking jobs while only 1.77 lakh jobs are available across states.

यही कारण है कि देश का युवा आज #राष्ट्रीय_बेरोजगारी_दिवस मनाने पर मजबूर है।
रोज़गार सम्मान है।
सरकार कब तक ये सम्मान देने से पीछे हटेगी?

Massive unemployment has forced the youth to call today #NationalUnemploymentDay.
Employment is dignity.
For how long will the Govt deny it? pic.twitter.com/FC2mQAW3oJ

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 17, 2020