FAA aspirants’ protest enters 17th day

FAA aspirants sitting on protest outside Press Club, Jammu on Saturday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
FAA aspirants sitting on protest outside Press Club, Jammu on Saturday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 30: The protest of selected Finance Accounts Assistant (FAA) candidates near Press Club Jammu, entered 17th day today.
For last 17 days, FAA selected candidates from different parts of Jammu have been sitting on protest near Press Club Jammu demanding release of their final selection list.
The protesting youngsters said they have come to know from various sources that Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board is cancelling the recruitment of Finance Account Assistant. The protesters alleged that malpractices are marring the career of deserving candidates as they are being forced to pay the price of those who cheated.
“Almost the entire recruitment process for FAA has been completed and now, they are talking of scrapping it. Why does it take so long for the Government to question the recruitment process? We are not against the probe but that should be time-bound,” one of the protesters said, alleging that the rights of deserved candidates are being trampled in the name of the probe and alleged scams.
Another protester said, “We are not from rich families, we work hard day and night for almost 2 years to prepare for this exam and when the final selection list is about to come, it is being allegedly scrapped due to fault of some mischievous elements. If the entire list is scrapped, it will leave a thousand youth unemployed, disheartened and disappointed.”
The protesting candidates demanded immediate release of their final selection list.