Govt must stop harassment of youth: Rattan Lal
KD NEWS SERVICE
JAMMU, Aug 4: National Conference Jammu unit has extended full support to the Financial Accounts Assistant (FAA) aspirants’ cause who are agitating against the Govt seeking the immediate release of their selection list. The support was announced by the senior National Conference leader and party’s Provincial President of Jammu Province, Rattan Lal Gupta during his visit to these protesting aspirants at the protesting site in front of Press Club Jammu here today.
In a statement issued to Kashmir Despatch, a spokesman of the party said: accompanied by other National Conference leaders, Rattan Lal Gupta also joined the ‘Protest Dharna’ of FAA aspirants. While addressing the protest gathering at the site the senior National Conference leader asserted that the demands raised by these aspirants are very just and genuine and government should fulfil these at the earliest. He informed that the FAA aspirants’ delegation has met the National Conference President and Member Parliament, Dr Farooq Abdullah who assured them that their issue was taken to the Parliament. Later, the National Conference Member Parliament Hasnain Masoodi raised the issue of FAA aspirants in the Parliament, he added.
Rattan Lal Gupta castigated the Jammu and Kashmir Administration for causing harassment to the youth of J&k despite knowing that they are already in utter chaos due to rising unemployment and joblessness. He accused the administration of pursuing anti-youth policies and said that the cancellation of some selection lists and surfacing of recruitment scam have exposed the tall claims of the Govt to bring transparency and end corruption in J&K. He lamented that what could be more unfortunate than the youth getting compelled to come on roads for their very genuine demands. He asserted that the demands raised by the FAA aspirants are quite genuine and assured unflinching support of National Conference to them in their struggle for the due rights.
Rattan Lal Gupta asked the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to end further harassment to the FAA aspirants and issue directions to the Administration to release their selection list at the earliest.
Prominent among those who accompanied Rattan Lal Gupta during his visit to the protest site were National Conference Provincial Secretary Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, National Conference Provincial President OBC Cell Abdul Gani Teli ,National Conference District President Tejinder Singh Aman, Youth National Conference Provincial Secretary Nitesh Goswami,, D.D. Mehra, Sahil Kerni and Jatin Bhat.
