Unemployed agriculture graduates hold protest march in Sopore
Srinagar: Hundreds of unemployed agricultural graduates held a protest at University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir campus in Sopore, and expressed concern over the escalating unemployment crisis faced by the agricultural graduates in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the protesters highlighted the authorities’ lack of attention, inadequate policies and the failure to fill vacant positions in the IIOJK Agriculture Production Department, which have intensified the unemployment situation for agricultural graduates, post graduates, doctoral and post-doctoral students.
They said they have submitted hundreds of grievances to the Jammu and Kashmir Government Grievance Cell, but to no avail. “The inability of the government to address the genuine concerns of unemployed agricultural graduates, despite our relentless efforts to seek redressal, is deeply disappointing,” said one of the protesters.
The protesters further said the restrictive policies and inconsistent decisions not only deprive qualified agricultural graduates of employment opportunities but also hinder the infusion of fresh talent and ideas into the Agriculture Production Department.
