Samba, Nov 19: Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu and former minister, S Manjit Singh on Sunday demanded reservation of skilled and unskilled jobs for the local youths in the industrial sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
The former minister was addressing a party workers’ meeting here in the Samba district to discuss various issues confronted by the people in the district regarding development, employment, and other things.
The meeting was organized by Provincial President Jammu SC Wing, Adv Lovely Mangol at Samba. In this meeting, District President Samba, Raman Thappa; Women Wing District President Samba, Priyanka Mangota and others were present.
During the meeting, Manjit Singh said that the non-locals are being engaged in the industrial sectors whereas the local youths face unemployment and deliberate negligence from the management of the industrial units in Samba, Jammu, and Kathua districts.
“However, the Apni Party believes in the protection of jobs, natural resources and land for the locals of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said while assuring the participants that if the Apni Party forms the next government in Jammu and Kashmir, the rights of the locals would be protected, and the reservation would be provided to locals up to 80 percent in the industrial sector.
He said that the industrial sector has violated the norms of engaging local youth and the Govt must act against the violators.
While informing about the developmental agenda, he said that the Apni Party is committed to providing 500 units of free electricity in the summer season in the Jammu region and 300 units of free electricity in the winter season across the division.
He also said that the party is committed to enhancing Rs 5000 from Rs 1000 per month as pension for widows, handicapped, old age pensioners and orphans. “We will also ensure four cooking gas cylinders under the Ujjwala scheme for each poor family, and the marriage assistance to the girls belonging to the economically weaker section will be enhanced up to Rs 1 lakhs from Rs 50, 000,” he said.
He said that the Apni Party is concerned about the plight of the people who suffer because of delayed development and poor response from the authorities to their issues. “The issues have multiplied in Samba and other districts of Jammu plains in the absence of an elected government and this has resulted in the feeling of alienation among the people of both the regions. To restore the confidence of the people, it is important to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
