SRINAGAR: Prominent social and student rights activist Er. Ehtisham Khan has strongly condemned the J&K government for its continued betrayal of youth and merit, citing seven months of inaction on the reservation policy followed by new recruitment announcements under the same flawed framework.
Despite forming a Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) to review and rationalise the reservation policy, the report remains buried in secrecy. It has been nearly a month since the government claimed it was sent for legal vetting, yet the Law Department confirms it has not even received it, exposing what Khan calls a “carefully staged betrayal of public trust.”
“Before elections, they promised justice. After elections, they formed a sub-committee to buy time. Seven months later, the report is hidden, and now 621 jobs in Health & Medical Education are being advertised under the same policy they vowed to fix. This is not governance—it’s deception,” Khan said in a statement issued here.
He further noted that while unemployment in J&K is among the highest in India, recruitment cannot come at the cost of fairness: “We have never demanded a complete halt to recruitment. We understand the urgency of jobs. But if the policy is flawed, rushing recruitment under it is a betrayal. At the very least, the government could have slowed down the process until a fair policy was implemented,” Khan stated.
Highlighting the government’s deliberate silence, Khan said this is no longer inefficiency, but strategic deception: “From sub-committees to law vetting, it has been one excuse after another. Not a single word from the CM, the committee, or the ministers. This silence is proof that they are more afraid of political arithmetic than committed to justice.”
Khan also warned against the attempts to divide society and dilute the movement, stating: “Some self-styled leaders have turned this struggle into personal branding, but the youth of J&K are united. This fight is about merit, fairness, and the future of thousands—not egos or photo-ops.”
Reaffirming his commitment, Khan concluded: “We will not let this issue die in files, committees, or political corridors. Promises were made. Merit matters. And the youth will not forgive this betrayal.”