Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Aug 30: Aggrieved over the dis-regard of educated unemployed youth of district Samba by the Industrial houses of the district in breach of the terms of agreement besides huge health hazards and loss of lives and agricultural fields caused by pollution creating units, a large number of NPP activists led by party chairman Harsh Dev Singh and Ex-MLA Yash Paul Kundal held protest demonstration in Samba town today.
The protestors raised slogans against Industrial houses of the District accusing them of enriching their coffers at the cost of common people of the area by depriving them of their legitimate rights.
” While the outside industrialists were granted permission to establish their units and operate in the State so as to assist the sagging economy and generate employment for the educated unemployed youth, the ground situation appeared to be in total contrast with the avowed objective,” Harsh Dev said. He said the local youth is being ignored and disregarded and the big industrialists prefer to bring the work force from outside the state despite availability of skilled as well unskilled workers in district Samba.
Pointing towards the written clauses in the agreements at the time of launch of big corporate and industrial houses in the state, these entrepreneurs had assured of 90% of the total employment in their respective industries for local youth which has been violated with impunity by almost all such business concerns. Calling upon the industrial houses in the District to give preference to local youth in employment, Singh called for proper implementation of all agreements and assurances by them and to absorb the unemployed youth to honour not only their written contracts but also fulfilling their corporate social responsibility in the process.
Coming down heavily on the pollution creating industries particularly pesticides, chemical, cements besides others, Singh sought a review of the licenses granted to them in the light of recommendations made by Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal.
President Young Panthers Yash Paul Kundal while speaking on the occasion sought implementation of all agreements signed between Govt and Industry owners in letter and spirit and giving priority to local youth as against the non- locals brought from other states despite the tall claims of Govt of honouring the state subject laws.
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