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The protest also addressed the rising unemployment among educated youth in Jammu and Kashmir. Dimple called for the immediate formulation of a comprehensive job policy, regularization of daily wagers, and implementation of the Minimum Wages Act.
Addressing the protestors, Dimple questioned why, in an era of digital governance, the Revenue Department continues to mandate Urdu proficiency for key posts like Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, and Patwari. He demanded the inclusion of other languages such as Hindi, English, Dogri, and Kashmiri in the recruitment criteria for Naib Tehsildar posts.
Dimple also urged the administration to provide age relaxation for Naib Tehsildar aspirants. Questioning Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, he asked for an update on the progress of the six-member committee formed to regularize daily wagers in departments like PHE, PDD, and PWD, many of whom continue to protest on the streets.
Dimple demanded urgent action from the government to address the unemployment crisis, including filling all vacant posts in the JKSSB and PSC, implementing the Minimum Wages Act, and regularizing all daily wagers. He criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating it had failed to regularize daily wagers since 2014, leaving them in limbo for over a decade.
Further, Dimple demanded that salaries for vocational trainers, cluster resource coordinators, Kissan Khidmat Ghar (KKG) workers, SPOs, Rehbar-e-Khel, physical education teachers, forest (janglat) workers, Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers, health workers (Sehat), National Youth Corps volunteers, seasonal teachers, SRO-43 beneficiaries, CPWs, land donors, Anganwadi workers, and Ayushman Bharat Mitras be increased and brought on par with their counterparts in Ladakh Union Territory.
He alleged that the Ladakh UT administration has increased daily wager salaries from Rs 29,000 to Rs 45,000 per month, while the Jammu & Kashmir UT continues to ignore its workforce, showing clear discrimination by the Union Home Ministry.
Dimple urged the Prime Minister and Home Minister to fulfill their promises and restore full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. He also criticized what he called the "double power system" in the UT, claiming it has failed completely.
Warning of intensified agitation, Dimple highlighted that Jammu & Kashmir has the highest unemployment rate in India, standing at 42%. He expressed concern that the state's educated youth, due to joblessness, are increasingly falling into drug abuse and addiction.
Prominent leaders who participated in the protest included Ashok Sharma, Tarsem Lal, Mohinder Lichi, Shaheen Sidhu, S. Karnail Singh, Sushil, Ajay, Sudesh Kumar, and many others.
