 EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 20: Expressing concern over the growing unemployment in the country and particularly in J&K, Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman-Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) & former Minister said that the simmering discontent amongst the unemployed educated youth had assumed alarming proportions.
With an avalanche of protests organized by the unemployed and underemployed youth of J&K on regular basis, the youth were expressing their indignation against the BJP government which had failed to fulfill their genuine aspirations despite its tall slogans of youth empowerment, asserted Singh. Reminding the BJP of its loud pronouncements and lofty promises during elections of providing two crore jobs per year with job security for alteast one member of each family, Singh said that the educated youth was feeling cheated and betrayed.
He said that the growing unrest amongst the younger generation was a warning signal for the BJP regime which needed to fulfill its promises to youth who voted heavily in its favour on the strength of its slogans. Singh made this statement during a press conference which was attended by Balwant Singh Mankotia, State President, Yash Paul Kundal, State President-Young Panthers and Manju Singh, General Secretary to mark the launch of “Rozgar Ka Vaada Poora Karo” Abhiyan (campaign) in Jammu today. On the occasion around 50 youth joined NPP expressing their faith in the leadership of the Party.
Speaking to media persons after admitting the new entrants in the Party, Singh announced that the NPP’s Rozgar Abhiyan shall be taken to every nook and corner of J&K and seminars, dharnas and protests shall be organized at District, Tehsil and Block Headquarters to awaken the government which he said, seemed to have abdicated its responsibility towards the younger generations.
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