Mir concerned over growing unemployment
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 21: Apni Party senior vice president, Ghulam Hassan Mir has expressed serious concern over growing unemployment in J&K.
Mir was speaking at a one day convention which was organized by Youth Wing, State general secretary, Abhay Bakaya and Youth Wing, provincial president Jammu, Vipul Bali with the Jammu Youth Wing members here at Rehari.
“It is unfortunate that the Government is claiming that J&K is being taken ahead with development. In reality, however, we have the highest unemployment rate in J&K in comparison to the rest of the country. The emerging situation requires urgent attention of the Government to mitigate the sufferings of the unemployed youth by creating employment opportunities for them,” Mir who was the chief guest on the occasion said.
He said that “India is known for democracy across the world but people in J&K have been deprived of a democratic Government’’.
Apni Party vice president, Ch. Zulfikar Ali said that youth are the biggest victim of the J & K conflict.
“Everyone is aware about the emergence of the Apni Party following the abrogation of Article 370. On the name of employment, only 4th class posts were reserved for the locals in J&K and rest all posts were open for all India recruitment. However, we took up a stand and got the order reversed in favour of the local youth of J&K,” he said.
He said that “The youth get higher education but still they remain unemployed. Therefore, we have focused our policy for the youth. We believe that this conflict has victimized the youth of J&K in the last 30 years. We do not have big industries and therefore, the youth are dependent upon the Government jobs and the political empowerment of J&K is must to overcome the problem,”he added.
State general secretary, Vijay Bakaya congratulated the office bearers of Youth Wing for organizing an impressive gathering of energetic and vociferous youth who appeared to be politically aware and mature.
“They belonged to a generation which may have barely voted once, and they were fortunate that when they voted next, there would be an alternative in the name of Apni Party which was a truthful party and which honestly believed in youth power,” Bakaya said.
Apni Party State general secretary, Syed Asgar Ali, said that “The power of youth has been recognized in the world particularly with regard to development and establishment peace. Without their involvement, nothing is possible because they constitute 65% of our population.”
Speaking on the occasion, provincial president, Jammu, Manjit Singh appreciated the organizers of the programme and said that with no scope for employment in J&K, it has touched the highest place in the nation in comparison to other States and UTs.
“The Government must take the emerging situation seriously and focus on generation of employment opportunities’’, he said.
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