Oust stone pelters appointed on posts meant for Jammu youth: Mankotia

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) has warned the Railway Ministry of intensifying the agitation and give a call for “Track Par Chalo Aandolan” next month, if the Central Government failed to oust Kashmiri “Stone Pelters” appointed on the Class IV posts meant for Jammu youth on Kathua-Udhampur-Katra rail track.
Asserting for a probe in the whole episode in which Kashmiri ‘Stone Pelters’ were appointed on the posts for Jammu youth, Balwant Singh Mankotia, MLA and president, NPP, said JKNPP would hold a panchayat level demonstration along the track from Lakhanpur-Samba-Udhampur-Jammu-Reasi upto Ramban-Banihal, if the Central Government failed to oust Kashmiri “Stone Pelters” appointed on the posts meant for Jammu youth.
Addressing a press conference here today, Mankotia said Panthers Party has been protesting against appointment of “Kashmiri Stone Pelters” on Katra-Udhampur Railway track for last over twenty days but the Government has failed to take cognizance of the serious matter concerning the future of Jammu youth.
Mankotia said that while Kashmir Pradesh has been reserved for appointing only Kashmiris and special recruitment drives were conducted by State and Central Government for “Stone Pelters”, Jammu youth has been neglected in each and every sphere. Now the decision of the Railway Ministry to appoint “Kashmiri Stone Pelters” on the track in Jammu Pradesh has directly hit the interests of Jammu youth.
The JKNPP MLA said that Panthers Party has submitted a memorandum to the Railway Ministry expressing deep anguish over the Ministry of Railway, Govt of India’s decision to employ Railway staff even for IV Class job on Udhampur-Katra Railline from Kashmir valley ignoring the local unemployed youth.
He demanded that a recruitment drive for employment to locals of Udhampur-Reasi district be held so that Class IV and other employees are recruited from among local talent. Besides he asserted for posting adequate Railway staff and creating proper facilities at Udhampur Railway Station.

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