Massive Protests Rock J&K After Govt Hires Blacklisted Company To Conduct Job Tests

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SRINAGAR—Massive protests rocked Jammu and Kashmir after J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) hired a blacklisted company to conduct job tests in the union territory.

Police had to use lathi-charge to disperse unemployed youth who were protesting against the government in Jammu.

This followed JKSSB’s decision o hire APTECH Limited, which was blacklisted in 2019 after anomalies surfaced in computer-based tests.

Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir administration headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha cancelled the selected list of 1,200 police sub-inspectors, 1300 junior engineers, and 1,000 finance account assistants (FAA) following allegations of paper leak and malpractices.

The CBI, investigating the sub-inspector recruitment scam after registering a case on August 3 on a reference from the J-K administration, had already filed a chargesheet against 24 persons, including the mastermind, Yatin Yadav of Rewari, and a BSF commandant, on November 12, 2022.

A peaceful protest was also held at Press Enclave in Srinagar, where many job aspirants raised slogans against APTECH and the JKSSB.

“In the strongest possible terms, I condemn the use of force and lathi charges against students and JKSSB aspirants. These youngsters were exercising their democratic right to protest against the recent decision to engage a blacklisted firm,” former chief minister Omar Abdullah said.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti also condemned the lathi charge against the job aspirants in Jammu.

“Many unemployed youths are on protest both in Srinagar and Jammu. They were lathi-charged, and I condemn that in the strongest possible terms. ” Is it their fault that they wanted to ask the BJP government why their future is being played with,” she said.

“Laws were changed to make sure it gets the contract. So, the youth were asking this question only, but they were lathi-charged and detained. So, I demand that the LG take action against officials involved in this,” Mehbooba said.

 People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone also condemned the police action. “Strongly condemn the use of force against students protesting APTECH. Using force against students shows how alienated the administration is. Who would order the use of force against young students? Have some shame. U (you) would probably have children at home, of same age group,” Lone tweeted.

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