Amitabh Kant Slams AAP, Raghav Chadha For ‘Politicising’ Gig Workers Protest
Gig Workers Protest: The former NITI Aayog chief Amitabh Kant has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its MP Raghav Chadha of politicising the gig workers protest. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kant stated that the gig jobs are likely to witness a significant boost in the upcoming years. He further asserted that despite the protest, over 75 lakh orders were delivered by Zomato and Blinkit on the New Year’s Eve. Kant asserted that opposing the gig economy will destroy the quick commerce sector, adding that innovation should not be sabotaged by political benefits. The gig unions announced a protest on December 25 and 31, seeking better pay structure and working environments.
In his post, Kant stated that the gig economy has witnessed significant growth in the past few years, adding that it is one of the India’s largest job-creation engines. “India’s gig & quick-commerce economy is consumer-led. In Gig jobs are set to grow from 7.7M → 23.5M by 2030 — among India’s largest job-creation engines. Calling this “exploitation” by folks who have not created a single job is political, not factual. On Dec 31 alone, Zomato + Blinkit delivered 75L+ orders. That demand came from millions of Indians choosing speed, convenience & value,” he stated in his post.
India’s gig & quick-commerce economy is consumer-led.
🇮🇳 Gig jobs are set to grow from 7.7M → 23.5M by 2030 — among India’s largest job-creation engines. Calling this “exploitation” by folks who have not created a single job is political, not factual.
On Dec 31 alone, Zomato…
— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) January 2, 2026
“Politicising the gig economy will kill quick commerce, destroy jobs & push workers back into the informal sector (zero rights, zero safety). @raghav_chadha and AAP are not job creators ; they are job killers. @deepigoyal & @sbikh are right: let markets work, strengthen safety nets — don’t sabotage innovation for political ends,” he added.
Earlier on December 31, Chadha met the protesting gig workers in Delhi and asserted that the online platforms succeeded due to the hard work of gig workers. “These platforms didn’t succeed because of algorithms alone. They succeeded because of human sweat and labour,” Chadha had stated in his post on X.
