Hubballi, June 14 -- Karnataka Congress leader and Chief Whip of the party in the state assembly, Saleem Ahmed, on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging a massive failure in job creation and governance.

He criticised the Centre after the All India Congress Committee announced the first phase of its nationwide campaign, alleging failure on the employment front.

Speaking to ANI, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised the creation of 2 crore jobs annually over the past 12 years, but claimed that the government had not been able to generate even 22 lakh jobs.

"Since 12 years, PM Narendra Modi has promised 2 crore jobs every year...not even 22 lakh jobs have been created by the central govern...