DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU
Activists of Jammu Joint Students Federation on monday held a massive protest at GGM Science College Jammu demanding restoration of waiting list provision in recruitments. The protest was led by Keshav Malhotra District President JJSF. Scores of JJSF activists holding play cards in their hands gathered at the main gate of the college and raised slogans demanding justice and restoration of waiting lists.
Addressing the media Bharat Verma President GGM Science College Jammu said that the decision of abrogation of waiting list provision in recruitment rules is against the youth of jammu and kashmir. Due to paper leaks followed by cancellation of three mega recruitments of 2021-22 i.e JKPSI, Junior engineer, Finance Account Assistant various recruitment examinations were piled up. With some new advertisements in 2023 and old, results and final list for these examinations are being declared by JKSSB. There are many candidates who have been selected in multiple advertisements on merit but they could join only one post and thus leave other posts vacant. Since there are many candidates who are on merit and they are also qualified in the exam. They should be given a fair chance for their appointment in respect of their merit. Keshav Malhotra, Jammu District President of JJSF said that provision of waiting list in recruitments is not new but it was already there in recruitment rules of 2010. The government took an arbitrary decision to abrogate Sub-rule (7) of rule 14, the provision for the waiting list. Abandoning the waiting list undermines the principle of meritocracy. The government should reinstate the waiting list provision in recruitment rules to protect rights of legitimate candidates as soon as possible. He also added that the action of the government to suppress the voice of youth using police in college today is unacceptable and provocative. We are exercising our freedom of expression guaranteed by the constitution of India as a fundamental right. We are concerned and so the government should be as it is related to the youths of jammu and kashmir. We urge Hon’ble LG to address the issue and restore waiting list provision in recruitment as provided by all states and union territories as well as government of India in recruitments.
Raghav Singh, President JJSF SPMR College of Commerce addressing the media, appealed to the administration to consider the genuine demand of youth at earliest. They said JJSF is all prepared to lead a province level agitation for restoration of the waiting list if our demands are not addressed. They said that JJSF will be organising numerous protests in different colleges of other districts to gear up this movement. Others present during the protest are: Aryan Sharma Sr Vice President, Ritik Verma Vice President, Manish Khullar, Samaksh Sharma Gen Secretary, Vansh Sharma, Vansh Johal Working President, Vishal Dogra, Karan Kumar, Akhil Sharma, Devinder Verma, Dishant Jamwal etc.
