Leader of Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma on Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of “shattering the dreams of unemployed youth” in the Union Territory by outsourcing around 23,000 jobs instead of filling them through a transparent recruitment process.
Addressing reporters after a mega BJP joining event at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Sharma urged the Omar Abdullah government to revoke the order, warning of the “wrath of the youth” if it was not rolled back.
“The Abdullah government has outsourced, sold around 23,000 jobs instead of conducting transparent recruitment. It has shattered the dreams of poor, unemployed youth. This is a huge betrayal with the youth of J&K,” he said.
Citing a written reply by the government in the assembly to MLA Handwara Sajad Lone, Sharma noted that 22,886 positions were outsourced in the past two years across the region.
Sharma also alleged that the Abdullah and Mufti families misled people about the BJP to keep them away from the party. “Now the youth and political activists are joining the BJP, which proves the party’s growing acceptance in Kashmir and exposes the Abdullah family,” he said.
He further claimed, “The Abdullah family has lied, betrayed Kashmir, and spilled blood. Today, when the people of Kashmir are questioning them, it is BJP’s biggest success.”
On PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti questioning the Indo-US trade deal, Sharma said she was targeting Delhi instead of holding the National Conference government accountable in the Union Territory. “When Mufti should have questioned the government here for the youth of J&K, she is questioning Delhi. The people had voted you to sit in opposition and hold the NC accountable,” he remarked.
Sharma accused the PDP of being “friends with the NC,” revealing a “dual character,” and asserted, “The people of Kashmir should trust the BJP, and we will take both these families to task.”
