Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 14: Accusing the present regime at the Centre as well as the UT of doling out the most contemptuous and shabby treatment to the educated youth of J&K, Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP Chairman and former Minister said that the Government was invariably miscalculating the intensity of raging tempers amongst the unemployed.
“The youth are feeling betrayed as not only all recruitment been stopped after conversion of State into UT but several working youths have been disengaged and shown the doors. Besides the already advertised posts too have been withdrawn thereby shutting all channels of absorption for the aspiring eligible youth,” regretted Singh while addressing a press conference, here today.
Pointing towards the rollback of Saakshar Bharat Mission (SBM), Singh claimed that more than 5000 youth employed in J&K had been rendered jobless. He divulged that the said youth had been working for over 10 years under SBM scheme as Panchayat co-ordinators, Block co-ordinators and District co-ordinators for educating adults, especially women but had been shown the doors thereby treating them as ‘disposables’.
Harsh Dev Singh further castigated the Government for cancellation of the selections process for recruitment of Bank POs and Banking Associates. He further flayed the Govt for withdrawal of 790 Class-IV posts that were earlier announced to be filled by selection committees to be headed by both Div Coms. Earlier also, the only 33 posts advertised after August 5 by the J&K High Court were also withdrawn after having been notified.
“While the tall talk of the BJP Govt of creating 50, 000 new jobs immediately after States re-organization and their fast track filling proved a hoax, the normal recruitment too has been stopped by the present regime thereby creating massive uproar and discontent amongst the educated youth,” said Singh.
Further, he added, the continuance of SRO-202 and false commitments of regularization with temporary employees have further aggravated the tensions which could explode in a big way. He strongly condemned the issuance of show cause notices to those underemployed who sought the revocation of SRO-202.
Cautioning the Govt to refrain from playing with the sentiments of educated unemployed, Singh said that any further disregard for their aspirations could lead to dangerous portends.
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