Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday contributed a sum of Rs 2,000 as a party fund to the BJP and urged everyone to donate ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Taking to social media platform X, he expressed his happiness over contributing to the BJP and said it would strengthen the effort to build a “Viksit Bharat.” PM Modi also urged everyone to be a part of the “Donation for National Building” through NamoApp.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that India has more unemployed youth than Pakistan and even more than that of Bangladesh and Bhutan.

During his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, Gandhi addressed a gathering and made a statement about the current situation of unemployment in the country.

Today, the country is experiencing the highest level of unemployment in the past 40 years. In comparison to Pakistan, India has double the unemployment rate, the Wayanad MP said.

Gandhi further said that 23% of Indian youth and 12% of Pakistani youth are unemployed, which is higher than the unemployment rates of Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Hitting out at BJP, Gandhi asked why India has more unemployed youth, he added saying because Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finished small businesses by implementing GST and through demonetization.

Gandhi further slammed PM Modi and said the reason why hatred is spreading in the country is because of economic injustice, social injustice, and injustice against farmers and youth.

However, according to the International Monetary Fund, Pakistan’s unemployment rate was 8.5%, whereas India’s rate stood at 3.2% based on the Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2022-2023.

The Congress leader expressed his concerns about economic inequality, social injustices, and the difficult situation of farmers and youth. He criticised the impact of policies such as GST and demonetisation, which he believed had led to a rise in unemployment rates, the highest in four decades.

Moreover, the leader highlighted the marginalised status of 73% of the population, including Other Backward Classes, tribals, and Dalits. He emphasised their exclusion from governance and economic opportunities.

Gandhi accused the central government of showing bias towards industrialists over farmers. He criticised the government’s decision to grant massive loan waivers to select industrialists while neglecting the debt relief required by farmers.

Gandhi emphasised the importance of prioritising funding for essential social welfare programs, such as MGNREGA. He further stressed that it is crucial to utilise funds for public welfare instead of catering to the interests of a few.

Two people were killed while several others suffered injuries after a ceiling grille fell on them at the Greater Noida’s Blue Sapphire mall lobby on Sunday.

According to reports, two people died on the spot after being struck by the falling ceiling grill. On receiving the information about the incident, police rushed to the scene.

Speaking to reporters on the accident, the ADCP Central Hridesh Katheria said that today at the Blue Sapphire Mall, an iron grill fell off the fifth floor due to which two people died. The police team reached the spot and identified the two people belonging to Vijaynagar, Ghaziabad, he added. They were walking towards the escalator when the accident happened, he further added.

Two individuals, Harendra Bhati and Shakeel, aged 35, met a fatal end when a ceiling grille fell and hit them. Panic ensued among mall goers as a result of the incident, and senior police officers and personnel are now on site.

The bodies have been transferred for post-mortem examination. The iron grille fell from the fifth floor of the mall, according to Kathariya’s statement to the media.

Furthermore, the rescuers were removing the victims and attempting to disperse the large group of people.

Last year in September, a shocking incident was reported from Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida where 4 people lost their lives after a lift fell at an under-construction building in Amarpali. The incident took place in Gaur City where the Amarpali Builders were carrying out construction.

At the Amrapali Dream Valley housing society in Greater Noida West, a tragic incident occurred when nine labourers were in the lift at 9 am and it became stuck between the 8th and 9th floors.

As a result, the lift later came crashing down, leading to four fatalities and severe injuries to five others. The Gautam Budh Nagar DM had cited negligence and has stated that strict action will be taken against the builder.