Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Sajad Lone Challenges NC Over Jobs and Reservation Promises
Sajad Lone criticized the National Conference government over its job promises.
He said the government promised 100,000 jobs but has created 899 so far.
He said thousands of other government posts are still empty.
Lone also said the government promised to fill vacancies within 180 days.
He claimed it would take many years to fill them at the current speed.
He accused the government of charging application fees that it had promised to remove.
Lone also criticized the reservation policy.
He said the Valley received fewer appointments than its share of the population.
The article does not report a response from the National Conference government.
Sajad Lone said the National Conference government has created 899 jobs against its pledge of 100,000.
He said 7,580 vacancies were filled in two years, while 40,672 posts remain vacant.
Lone alleged that filling the remaining vacancies at the current pace would take more than a decade.
He accused the government of collecting job application fees despite promising to waive them.
Lone called the reservation system “recruitment apartheid” after only 10 of 55 recent cadre appointments came from the Valley.
- Who
- People’s Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone, commenting on the National Conference government.
- What
- Lone criticized the government’s record on job creation, vacancy recruitment, application fees, and reservations.
- When
- Monday, after the assembly was adjourned; the remarks followed recent cadre appointment announcements.
- Where
- Srinagar and the Jammu and Kashmir assembly context.
- Why
- Lone cited official recruitment figures and appointment data to argue that government promises were not being fulfilled and that the reservation system disadvantaged the Valley.
- Jobs promised
- 100,000
- Jobs reportedly created
- 899
- Vacancies filled
- 7,580 in two years
- Vacancies remaining
- 40,672
- Promised vacancy timeline
- Within 180 days of assuming power
- Recent cadre appointments
- 10 of 55 selected officers were from the Valley
- Reservation change
- The 2024 policy reduced the general-category share to below 40% in jobs and admissions