Srinagar, May 24 -- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Saturday denounced the NC-led government over the Finance Department's latest austerity order, accusing the administration of betraying the youth it had promised employment during elections.

Reacting to the order barring creation of new posts and directing surrender of positions vacant for over two years, Lone, in a statement said, the move exposed the "dishonesty" of the elected dispensation.

"The government promised one lakh jobs in their manifesto. Now, rubbing salt into the wounds of those who voted for them, it has banned the creation of new posts," he said.

Lone further warned that surrendering long-vacant posts would deepen the unem...