SDRF aspirants hold protest

SDRF aspirants raising slogans during protest at Jammu on Saturday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
SDRF aspirants raising slogans during protest at Jammu on Saturday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, July 27: To project their issues, the SDRF aspirants held protest here today.
A large number of SDRF aspirants assembled here today and held protest. They raised slogans in favour of their demands. The protestors also raised slogans against the Home Department for playing with their future.
While speaking, one of the SDRF aspirants Rajesh Kumar said that they all belong to poor families and have no movable and immovable property.
“In the year 2012, the J&K Police Department invited applications for recruitment in SDRF as constables”, he said, adding that the all the aspirants were surprised with the breakup of the post was announced.
“A total of 355 posts for the State were announced including 203 for Kashmir and only 152 for Jammu, which is grave injustice with us”, he asserted.
“The previous Government also desired to raise 2 Battalions of SDRF, but its selection process was kept pending for 6 long years due to which the candidates, who had applied have become overage”, Kumar said.
The protesting SRDF aspirants have appealed to the Governor Satya Pal Malik to intervene and save their future as they are at the verge of starvation.