Protests in J&K after tainted firm hired for recruitment role

Job aspirants, political parties have criticised the administration for standing on prestige on the issue

Protests against Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha by job aspirants have spread across Jammu and Kashmir as the Union Territory (UT) administration has decided not to budge on its decision to conduct recruitment exams through a blacklisted private company.

Not only job aspirants but political parties have also criticised the LG’s administration for standing on prestige on the sensitive issue as J&K has already witnessed cancellation of selection process for various posts in the recent past and the CBI has stepped in to investigate the matter.

Several job aspirants were rounded up by police in Jammu while they protested against the UT administration awarding the contract to conduct the recruitment process for government jobs to Aptech Ltd, a firm that had previously been blacklisted in various states.