Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 7: Perturbed over the Govt’s announcement of major employment package for J&K youth turning into a hoax, NPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh today said that it has not only added to existing unemployment but has a demoralizing effect upon the educated aspiring youth of the erstwhile State.
“Post abrogation of article 370, the BJP leadership and ex-Governor of J&K had announced 50,000 jobs for the youth which was supposed to be filled within two to three months last year. What happened to the grandiloquent promise? Where is the employment package?, questioned Harsh adding that it too had turned as another Jumla of BJP.
Addressing a press conference here today Singh acccused the BJP Govt of having jeopardized the careers of J&K unemployed youth. He said BJP’s job announcements during the past few years were like a mirage in the deserts.
“The J&K Govt was hardly advertising any new posts to fill up the vacancies in Govt departments despite the ever growing number of unemployed educated youth year after year. In August last year, Ex-Governor had categorically announced that 50,000 posts would be created and filled up besides existing vacancies in the Govt departments and the exercise would be completed within couple of months in addition to providing job opportunities in Army, BSF, CRPF and other paramilitary forces. However, it only proved to be a mere `Jumla’. The trauma of the youth was further aggravated when the J&K administration sprinkled salts on their wounds by advertising a few existing posts/jobs on all India basis”, regretted Singh.
He further expressed concern over the termination of several casual, DRW and CP workers in various departments besides non- payment of wages to PHE workers for months together thus forcing them to take to streets.
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