Srinagar, June 28 -- With opposition continuing its attack regarding outsourcing of jobs, the National Conference (NC) led government on Sunday dismissed the allegations of malpractices in recruitment, saying the process of outsourcing for jobs was started before they came to power.

The government targeted the opposition for its allegation of "backdoor appointments" in J&K since 2024, reminding the PDP of alleged recruitment scams in J&K Bank and Khadi Village Industries in their time.

The opposition, particularly PDP, have targeted the government for engaging manpower through private agencies instead of filling vacancies through regular recruitment channels. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has accused the NC govt of filling 25,000 jobs throug...