Unemployment is the biggest issue in J&K, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was among the early voters in Jammu, said that unemployment is the biggest issue in Jammu and Kashmir but it has not been given due attention by both regional and national parties.

Azad cast his vote at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar, in the first hour of polling.

Asked about West Pakistani refugees, Valmikis and the Gorkha community who are eligible to vote in the Assembly elections for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, Azad said some issues have been there since 1947 and they were always used by different parties for their political gains.

“There are current issues like statehood, Article 35A and growing unemployment, which is the biggest problem and is linked to every religion and the future of the youth,” he said.

No regional or national party has focused on the issue of unemployment as they should have during campaigning.