Scores of protesting job aspirants were detained as the police resorted to lathi-charge during attempts to block roads in Jammu on Wednesday, NDTV reported.
Hundreds of young job aspirants were protesting against a backlisted agency engaged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to conduct recruitment exams for government jobs.
The agency has been blacklisted by several states in the country and even the court had imposed a penalty on it for alleged fraud and manipulations in the recruitment.
Protests were being held simultaneously in Srinagar, demanding fair exams and a transparent recruitment process.
The recruitment for government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir had been riddled with scams for the last few years and four recruitment lists were scrapped following allegations of corruption and paper leaks.
The protests were held after a massive online campaign against a blacklisted agency Aptech limited and Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB).
The Board – JKSSB has been in the news for all the wrong reasons as another recruitment scam over the last few years.
Political leaders have strongly condemned police action against job aspirants.
