Key Takeaways
- The GR issued by the Maharashtra government sparked a protest by NCP Youth activists.
- Activists argue that contract jobs undermine employment of youths and stable government positions.
- Mahboob Shaikh warned that the policy threatens the future of the young generation.
Mumbai: The activists of NCP (Sharad Pawar) Youth wing on Monday staged an agitation by allegedly burning copies of a GR issued by the Maharashtra government to fill up the posts in many departments on contractual basis.
Addressing a rally, party’s Regional president Mahboob Shaikh said that the GR issued by the government is a threat to employment of youths.
He accused the state government of playing with future of the young generation.
BJP, after coming to power, had assured to provide employment and government jobs to unemployed youths. The NCP leader recalled that instead of offering regular employment and government jobs, the government now issues jobs on a contractual basis. This shift, he said, crushes the dream of a common youth seeking a stable government position.
This government is not a government of farmers and common people, but of industrialists and contractors, he charged.
Therefore, they burned the copies of GR as a sign of protest , added Shaikh.
