Srinagar, January 21, 2020 (PPI-OT): The abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status has raised, for the first time, alarm bells for the locals in Ladakh region in the backdrop of abrogation of Kashmir’s special status, engineers in the region held a pen-down strike against invitation of applications by the administration from candidates all across India for different engineering posts.
The strike was also supported by several other organisations including by Kargil Engineering Association. The administration in an advertisement recently has asked candidates to apply for different vacant engineering posts in Ladakh. The notice said candidates from outside the Ladakh region can also apply for these posts.
Reacting sharply to the advertisement, the local engineering association announced a one-day strike. “How can candidates from outside Ladakh apply for these posts when we were assured that there will be no compromise on our land and employment,” the engineering associations said. “We will continue to oppose any such move and people of Ladakh will fight for their rights.” The engineering association of Kargil has also supported the call.
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