Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: With many house breaking incidents taking place involving unemployed youths, the Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao on Tuesday asked the government to wiggle on to curb crimes & generate employment to steer youths in a good direction.
“There are thousands of youths who are educated but unemployed as the government has failed to create jobs. For the past several months it is seen that Goa’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average. Still the government is not bothered to resolve this issue, instead it is alleging that reports by NITI Aayog and Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy are baseless. This government doesn’t even trust its upper engine over its reports on failures,” Alemao pointed out.
“The surge in criminal activities involving unemployed youths is a pressing concern that highlights the government’s failure to address employment and prevention issues. This trend is not new, as studies have shown that unemployment rates are closely linked to crime rates,” he said.
Alemao said that it is shocking to know that our unemployed youths are taking the path of house breaking thefts to earn livelihood. “It is learnt that more than hundred incidents of house breaking thefts have taken place in the last 8 to 9 months and there is involvement of unemployed youths in it. It is very disturbing,” he said.
“Narcotic incidents also suggest that there is involvement of our local youths. Why they choose this illicit trade is only because they don’t have any option to win bread. The government is busy in events and commissions over it, but has failed to heed into the pressing issue of unemployment,” Alemao lamented.
“Surging criminal activities, with involvement of unemployed youths, prove that the Government has failed to address key issues of unemployment and prevention of crimes. It should get a wiggle on to curb crimes and generate employment to steer youths in a good direction,” he urged.
