Shimla, July 5 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday strongly opposed the Himachal Pradesh government's recruitment policies that provide for temporary appointments in government departments, alleging that such measures would undermine job security, increase unemployment and pave the way for privatization of essential public services.

In a statement, CPI(M) Himachal Pradesh State Secretary Sanjay Chauhan urged the state government to immediately stop recruitment through part-time, job trainee, multi-task worker (MTW), casual, outsourced and contractual arrangements and instead fill all vacancies through regular appointments.

The party alleged that the government has been continuously modifying recruitment rules to make tem...