TIWN Nov 24, 2022
AGARTALA, Nov 24 (TIWN): Health Dept is reeling under shortage of staff whereas the Govt Dept’s recruitment is at a snail’s place. On Thursday, Job seekers held a protest at Gorkha Basti, Agartala seeking jobs under MPW and ANM. However, a massive number of police personnel were deployed to stop the job aspirants from entering the office. The job seekers told media that over more than 5 years they are unemployed and the Govt has no concern to recruit them amid thousands of unemployed youths roaming jobless and vacant posts are existing without filling up.
But questions raise what happened to BJP’s promise of fulfilling all vacant posts under the Left Govt. Instead of recruitment, not a single ANM, MPW recruitment took place since BJP came to power in 2018.
Many times they met the Health Director and other officials but no solution came out. The passed out candidates have tried to met the Chief Minister many times but could not get an appointment, Resented job aspirants displayed banners where they placed their demands on recruitment.
Talking to a job aspirant in Agartala, he said, “We have been waiting for 4.5 years for recruitment but no proper answer was given to us”.
Before 2018 Election, BJP as opposition promised that within 1 year BJP Govt will provide 50,000 Govt jobs if voted into power.
Two weeks back, Tripura BJP Govt’s Police displayed brutality on ANM, MPW and staff nurses after they launched a protest demanding recruitment as over 5000 ANM, MPW and Staff nurses are unemployed. As soon as they started move towards Secretariat, the Police force stopped them and forcefully arrested them. Few job aspirants including girls were injured in the police attack.
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