Aspirants of Fire and Emergency department who had applied for various departmental post six years ago held a protest on Saturday demanding issuance of select list.
Scores of these aspirants from various districts across Kashmirassembled at press enclave amid rains holding placards to press for theirdemands.
The aspirants alleged that despite High court directions,the department is not serious about issuing the list.
“Since 2013 when the posts were advertised we have faced alot of problems. A court stay was boughtto these posts which we fought by hiring a lawyer. We come from humblebackgrounds and had to pool money to hire a lawyer. Now recently court passedthree directions to the department directing it to issue select list within 15days, but there is no response by thedepartment,” said Mudasir Ahmed, an aspirant from Srinagar.
“In these 6 years many of us have crossed the upper age bar.This is ending our chances of what could be our last hope of earning a stable livelihood,”he said.
Later the aggrieved aspirants assembled at Fire andEmergency Headquarters at Batamaloo and held a protest to press for theirdemands.
The aspirants said that 877 posts were advertised in whicharound 12,000 aspirants applied and around 7000 aspirants were shortlisted forwritten exam.
In February Greater Kashmir had reported that the vacantposts in department comprise 971 postsof fireman, 174 posts of fireman drivers and 114 posts of mechanical drivers.