Onlykashmir.in News Desk
Aggrieved aspirants of the Jammu and Kashmir Fire and Emergency Services recruitment drive on Thursday alleged large-scale irregularities in the selection process, demanding a fair and transparent investigation while announcing that a Supreme Court advocate has agreed to take up their case.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the candidates claimed the recruitment exercise had been marred by serious malpractice from the outset. They pointed to the termination of 103 candidates and the suspension of several departmental officials as evidence of deep irregularities, along with the ongoing scrutiny of multiple officers connected to the recruitment process, arguing that these developments collectively pointed to a pattern of widespread wrongdoing rather than isolated lapses.
The aspirants said they had decided to escalate the matter after repeated attempts to seek clarity through departmental channels yielded no results. They revealed that a Supreme Court advocate has now agreed to represent their cause, a development they described as a significant step toward securing impartial legal scrutiny of the recruitment process. The group expressed hope that judicial intervention would ensure the matter receives the attention it deserves and that justice would ultimately be delivered to candidates who met the eligibility criteria in good faith.
Demanding accountability from the authorities, the aspirants called for a transparent and independent probe into the entire recruitment exercise, insisting that anyone found responsible for manipulating the process be held to account through strict disciplinary and legal action. They appealed directly to the government to intervene and safeguard the interests of genuine candidates, many of whom they said had invested years of preparation and hope into securing a position in the fire and emergency services.
The controversy adds to a string of recruitment-related disputes that have periodically surfaced in Jammu and Kashmir’s public service hiring processes, often triggering public protests and legal challenges. For the aspirants gathered in Srinagar, the press conference was as much about drawing public attention to their grievances as it was about pressing the administration to act. They urged the government to move swiftly to restore public confidence in a recruitment system that, they said, should reward merit rather than manipulation, and to ensure that deserving youth are not denied opportunities due to alleged administrative failures.
