Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 23: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar today accused the Government of robbing employment opportunities of J&K youth, who constitute the most anxious category of the population.
He said while addressing a one day convention of functionaries, workers and delegates at Safa Kadal, Eidgah. The meeting was presided over and convened by party’s senior leader and former Speaker Mubarak Gul. JKNC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani and District President Peer Afaq were also present in the convention.
Addressing the functionaries, Sagar alleged that the incumbent administration was hell bent to close existing avenues of employment for youth. “The insensitive Government order on Rehbar e Khel, Ziraat is a case in point. This Government is bypassing all the established norms and is playing with the future of thousands of educated youth who were duly appointed following a Cabinet approval,” he said.
Alleged that this makeshift admin has utter disconnect with the youth, Sagar said that those engaged under various schemes by previous Governments were being shown the door on one pretext or another. “The much-touted ‘Insaniyat’, ‘Jamhuriat’ and ‘Kashmiryat’ is a fairy tale to them. There is a clear and visible political vacuum on the ground, which has compounded the woes of our youth,” he added.
On the occasion, Mubarak Gul tabled various resolutions, which were unanimously passed by the functionaries, delegates and workers. The resolutions passed called for making Shahar-e-Khas a symbol of cultural and heritage. “Unfortunately it is on the verge of losing this chapter of history. Party is committed to the protection of historical position, political centrality and upgradation of the city’s infrastructure,” Gul said.
In addition to that the resolutions espoused the party’s concern over the wide spread development deficit, unemployment, plight of artisans, poor amenities and crumbling road infrastructure in the city.
Addressing the gathering, Nasir Aslam Wani said that Kashmiri youth face economic insecurity, a combination of joblessness and a sharp annual increase in the cost of living has further pushed them to wall. He said the need of the hour calls for urgent conversation and consensus on prioritizing the economic security and financial stability of Kashmiri youth who face the problem of educated unemployment.
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