Gupta slams BJP for youth unemployment; challenges Sharma to account for decade of misrule
Jammu: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Ratan Lal Gupta has strongly rebutted the allegations made by Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, regarding the NC government’s efforts on youth employment and nepotism.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Gupta dismissed Sharma’s statements as a mere attempt to deflect attention from the BJP’s decade-long misrule and its own failure to address the pressing issues of youth unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir.
In his response, Gupta posed a series of pointed questions to Sunil Sharma, asking, “What steps did the BJP take to address youth unemployment while it was in power with the PDP and later directly administering occupied Jammu and Kashmir through the Governor’s rule?”
He further questioned, “Despite holding power in India for over a decade, why did the BJP fail to carry out any recruitment for belt forces or crucial DG requirements in the Jammu region?” Gupta also highlighted, “How does Sharma explain the numerous recruitment processes during the BJP’s tenure that ended up in court due to gross irregularities, leaving youth jobless and frustrated?” He added, “What did the BJP do to regularize the 60,000 casual, contractual, and need-based employees who have been waiting for years for permanent status?”
Gupta pointed out that it is the BJP’s “wrong policies and indifference” that have made the occupied territory one of the most employment-deprived regions in India. He reminded Sharma that “government data supports this undeniable fact,” and emphasized that the BJP cannot escape the consequences of its failure to address the issue of unemployment.
Gupta also asserted, “If anyone is accountable for the lack of job opportunities and irregularities, it is the BJP, who failed to deliver on their promises to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.” He also pointed out the various scandals, including the Jal Shakti scandal, under the BJP’s rule, which, as Gupta noted, “further exposed the party’s corruption and incompetence.”
