{"id":191645,"date":"2026-01-02T09:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T04:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=191645"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:56:24","slug":"gupta-slams-bjp-for-youth-unemployment-challenges-sharma-to-account-for-decade-of-misrule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/01\/02\/gupta-slams-bjp-for-youth-unemployment-challenges-sharma-to-account-for-decade-of-misrule.html","title":{"rendered":"Gupta slams BJP for youth unemployment; challenges Sharma to account for decade of misrule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-191646\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/Ratab-Lal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/Ratab-Lal.jpeg 522w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/Ratab-Lal-229x220.jpeg 229w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/01\/Ratab-Lal-489x470.jpeg 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s efforts on youth employment and nepotism.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Gupta dismissed Sharma&#8217;s statements as a mere attempt to deflect attention from the BJP&#8217;s decade-long misrule and its own failure to address the pressing issues of youth unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>In his response, Gupta posed a series of pointed questions to Sunil Sharma, asking, &#8220;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&#8217;s rule?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further questioned, &#8220;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?&#8221; Gupta also highlighted, &#8220;How does Sharma explain the numerous recruitment processes during the BJP&#8217;s tenure that ended up in court due to gross irregularities, leaving youth jobless and frustrated?&#8221; He added, &#8220;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?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gupta pointed out that it is the BJP&#8217;s &#8220;wrong policies and indifference&#8221; that have made the occupied territory one of the most employment-deprived regions in India. He reminded Sharma that &#8220;government data supports this undeniable fact,&#8221; and emphasized that the BJP cannot escape the consequences of its failure to address the issue of unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>Gupta also asserted, &#8220;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.&#8221; He also pointed out the various scandals, including the Jal Shakti scandal, under the BJP&#8217;s rule, which, as Gupta noted, &#8220;further exposed the party&#8217;s corruption and incompetence.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s efforts on youth employment and nepotism. 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