Rahul Gandhi promises to fill 22 lakh government vacancies by 2020; here's what experts say
- 5 years ago
The first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha election is just 9 days away and ahead of that it's raining promises and there are surprises as well. Rahul Gandhi has left the CPI-M fuming with his decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala, considered as a safe seat in Congress circles. Rahul Gandhi also promised to fill 22 lakh vacancies in the government by 2020 and said he planned to scarp the Niti Aayog. To discuss this CNBC-TV18 spoke with RK Radhakrishnan Senior Deputy Editor of Frontline, Sanjay Jha Spokesperson of Congress, Gopal Krishna Agarwal Spokesperson of BJP, Biswajit Dhar Professor at JNU and Pronab Sen Former Chief Statistician of India.