Congress MP Surjewala questions Haryana government’s withdrawal of 8,000 job ads

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala. File

Congress Rajya Sabha member Randeep Surjewala has raised questions over the Haryana government withdrawing the advertisements for 8,000-odd Group “C” jobs, including 5,666 jobs in the Haryana police, saying the youth need to seek answers from the Bharatiya Janata Party legislators in this regard.

In a post on his “X” account on Thursday (June 19, 2025), Mr. Surjewala, a former Haryana Minister, said Chief Minister Nayab Saini had advertised these jobs three hours before the announcement of schedule for the Assembly election last year and promised to make appointments before taking the oath, but “everything turned out to be a lie”. He took a dig at the Chief Minister saying Mr. Saini now cracked jokes and enjoyed the helicopter rides, while the youth were running from pillar to post for their future.

He also demanded to know why only the advertisements for 8,653 Group “C”, including 5,666 jobs of Haryana police, 1,838 jobs of stenographers, 535 jobs of draftsman/assistant draftsman, were withdrawn, but the advertisement for posts of Forest Ranger and Senior Scientific Assistant, also issued last year, were not withdrawn? “Just before the 2024 election, 50,000 jobs were promised by Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam and they garnered a lot of votes and now after the election, 4,000 youth have been sacked and the sword is hanging on the rest,” said Mr. Surjewala, in the post.

Responding to the allegations, Mr. Saini’s media secretary Praveen Attrey said the Congress leaders arbitrarily gave away jobs when in power and also publicly announced to sell jobs during the election campaign, and now seemed worried because the BJP government had given around 1.75 lakh jobs on merit. “Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini had given away appointment letters to 24,000 youth before taking the oath of the office. Soon more people will be given jobs through Common Entrance Test. The Chief Minister is fulfilling the promises made during the election,” said Mr. Attrey.

Published - June 19, 2025 09:04 pm IST