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Days after the Pulwama terror attack which claimed lives of at least 40 CRPF personnel, around 2,500 Kashmiri youth participated in Army recruitment rally against 111 vacancies on Tuesday, 19 February, ANI reported.
The recruitment rally was held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla.
Tariq Aziz, an aspirant told ANI, that since they cannot go out of Kashmir due to financial restraints, the Army is giving them an opportunity to work.
An aspirant said that by joining the Army, he can protect his family and serve the nation.
Another aspirant pointed out that if Kashmiri personnel are deployed in sensitive areas, it will be help in dealing with the ongoing crisis. “We wish that more vacancies are offered to us. If Kashmiri personnel are deployed in the sensitive areas then they can talk to the people and deal with the ongoing crisis,” he said.
This comes after news of Kashmiri students being harassed in parts of India surfaced following the terror attack.
(With inputs from ANI)
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