Srinagar, June 16(KNS): Chairman Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday sought immediate intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to resolve the issue of J&K Fire and Emergency Services aspirants who have been protesting for a long.

“No government can afford to push its youth to the wall. They are our future and deserve to be heard. The demand of J&K Fire and Emergency Services aspirants should be resolved since they have been protesting for a long time now,” Azad said in a statement issued to Kashmir News Service(KNS).

A delegation of J&K Fire and Emergency Services aspirants led by Sameer Ahmad Bhat and Nisar Ahmad Nengroo met the former chief minister here yesterday and sought his intervention. The delegation pleaded for the release of the report of a committee set up by LG Manoj Sinha Six months back. The aspirants have been staging protests demanding justice in the recruitment process.(KNS).