 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 28: A meeting of the J&K National Conference Student Wing convened at Sher-E-Kashmir Bhawan under the chairmanship of Harshvardhan Singh, President of the JKNC Student Wing for Jammu Province.
The meeting, attended by senior functionaries including Ajay Sadhotra, Additional General Secretary of JKNC and former minister, Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Provincial Secretary of JKNC, Ayub Malik Provincial Secretary, Vijay Lochan Chairman SC Cell and others, addressed pressing concerns faced by the youth of Jammu region due to the present government’s anti-youth policies.
Harshvardhan Singh opened the session by highlighting the challenges encountered by Jammu’s youth, emphasizing the detrimental effects of the government’s policies on their future prospects. Addressing the gathering, Ajay Sadhotra lamented the scarcity of job opportunities and rampant recruitment scams, asserting that the incumbent government has plunged Jammu and Kashmir’s youth into uncertainty and despair. He accused the incumbent government of failing in bringing a job policy and said the initiatives taken during the previous Government led by Omar Abdullah have been negated. He underscored the persistent issue of Future of youth bleak under present dispensation: Sadhotra, Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President, in his address, said that the issue of youths grappling with uncertainty as the government lacks a concrete policy to ensure a secure career path for this demographic. He emphasized that under the current administration’s incapability, the future of these educated unemployed youths is at risk of deterioration. He highlighted that over 7 lakh deserving unemployed youth in J&K are eagerly seeking job opportunities, yet the government has failed to fulfill the recruitment process. The Provincial President reiterated the National Conference’s longstanding commitment to harnessing youth potential for constructive purposes and creating opportunities for their engagement in the political sphere. He underscored the importance of ‘Today’s workers becoming tomorrow’s leaders’, encouraging youth to follow the example of prominent party leaders who have made significant sacrifices to foster unity among different segments of society, particularly during challenging periods. Furthermore, he urged them to work hard for their forthcoming future and contribute actively to nation-building endeavors. | 