Priyanka Gandhi tagged the media report on Twitter which said auto parts industry is fearing that 1 million jobs could be at stake due to the slowdown.
Congress
general secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Friday cited a media report to claim that jobs of
one million people in the automobile sector were in danger and
asserted that the BJP government's silence on job losses was "most
dangerous".
Her
remarks came after industry body ACMA
on Wednesday said around 1 million jobs could be on the line if the
prolonged slowdown in the automobile industry continues.
Priyanka
Gandhi tagged the media report on Twitter which said auto parts
industry is fearing that 1 million jobs could be at stake due to the
slowdown.
"Jobs
of 10 lakh people working in the auto sector are in danger. People
working in this sector will have to search for new job avenues,"
she said.
"The
silence of the BJP government on job losses, weakening trade and
policies damaging the economy is most dangerous," Priyanka
Gandhi claimed.
The
Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), which
represents the auto component industry that alone employs around 5
million people, has sought a uniform GST of 18 per cent for the
entire automobile sector in order to revive the vertical which has
now witnessed 10 months of continuous decline in sales.
ACMA
president Ram Venkataraman had said considering the fact that the
auto component industry grows on the back of the vehicle industry, a
current 15-20 per cent cut in vehicle production has led to a
crisis-like situation.
"If
the trend continues, the layoffs are inevitable and an an estimated 1
million people could be laid off," he said.
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