Demanding govt to allow CET-qualified candidates to take main exam, AAP stages protest

The protesters gathered at the Jawahar Park and took out a protest march. They were led by senior AAP leader Anurag Dhanda who accused the BJP-JJP coalition government of making mockery of lakhs of unemployed youths of the state who had worked hard and cleared the first exam.

Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers and CET examinations (Group C) qualified candidates from Haryana on Thursday held a protest in Kaithal demanding the government to allow all qualified candidates to appear in the main exams of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission.

Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers and CET examinations (Group C) qualified candidates from Haryana on Thursday held a protest in Kaithal demanding the government to allow all qualified candidates to appear in the main exams of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission. (Representational image)

The protesters gathered at the Jawahar Park and took out a protest march. They were led by senior AAP leader Anurag Dhanda who accused the BJP-JJP coalition government of making mockery of lakhs of unemployed youths of the state who had worked hard and cleared the first exam.

He said that the AAP has decided to lead this protest in the state and the government will be forced to fill all 1.80 lakh vacant posts in various departments of the Haryana government.

“Why the government is not filling these vacant positions and unemployed youths are being forced to hold protests,” he added. Dhanda also attacked opposition parties of Haryana for not raising the issue of unemployment in the state.

They alleged that around 3.57 lakh youths have cleared the first CET exam for various posts but now the government did not allow them to sit in the second exam as the government is now allowing only four times more candidates against the vacant posts.

Rohtak: The Haryana unit of AAP held protests in Bhiwani also. AAP workers led by senior party leader Ashok Tanwar took out a protest march in Bhiwani city. Tanwar said that a total of 3.57 lakh aspirants had passed the CET exam, of which 3.26 lakh students had applied for the main exam for 32,000 Class 3 posts.

“The government’s decision to call only four times more candidates than the posts are a cruel joke with students. Various recruitment bodies call eight to 10 candidates for the post, but the BJP-JJP government’s decision is surprising,” Tanwar added.

He said a total of 1.8 lakh government posts are vacant in the state and that the government has “failed to initiate transparent recruitment drives”.