Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 17: Former Minister and senior National Conference leader Ajay Kumar Sadhotra today slammed the J&K Government for pushing educated unemployed youth to wall, not only by vitiating the recruitment process but also by engaging a tainted agency to make selections.
“Recent scams in recruitment of Police Sub Inspectors, Accounts Assistants and Junior Engineers have shaken the confidence of the job seekers whose numbers are accumulating at an alarming rate,” Sadhotra said while addressing a public meeting at Karwanda in Jammu North Assembly Constituency.
The public meeting was organized by Pandit Surinder Sharma and presided over by Capt Purshotam Sharma.
Sadhotra claimed that the Government has lost the credibility and the youth their faith in the system that is dotted with frauds and scams, one after another. “This is bound to cause despondency among them, especially in view of many getting over-aged in the wake of lackadaisical approach in filling up the vacant posts. The Government seems to be adamant on pushing unemployed to wall by pursuing anti-youth policies,” he said.
Contradicting the tall claims being made about the youth engagement, the NC leader said the ground situation was quite contrary to publicity and propaganda stunts by the Government.
Mr Sadhotra drew attention towards the reports on sharp rise in unemployment rate a few months back and said if the situation continues to remain the same the future of youth will almost be blocked. “This is not what they deserve,” he said and blamed the BJP for indulging in falsehood. The fallout of the false promises and hopes has been the youth getting frustrated and taking extreme steps like drugs, he added.
Referring to the recent admission of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat about the border situation with China and Pakistan, Sadhotra cautioned against attempts of demoralizing the armed forces, which are second to none as far as their valour is concerned. He castigated the BJP for undermining the defence needs of the country and referred to the ill-conceived introduction of the Agnipath Scheme.
Prominent among those, who were present during the public meeting, included Raghubir Singh (District President), Ghar Singh (Corporator), Dr Rajinder Sharma, Ganesh Sharma, Ch Subash Chander, Rakesh Sharma Pahalwan (District Youth President), Tilak Raj Bhagat, Randhir Singh Jamwal, Rattan Lal Malhotra, Sewa Ram, Sat Pal Sharma, Balram Singh Charagwal, Ashu, Onkar Raina and Sunil Thapa.
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