Kupwara (J-K), Oct. 12 : People in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Monday staged a protest against the selection of "outsiders", mostly from Jammu district, for openings in district cadres of Kupwara.

"How can the unemployed youth of Kalaroos, Karnah, Mawar and Lolab compete with the youth of Jammu who regularly enjoy sufficient coaching at the tuition centers and study in prestigious institutions of India. We wouldn't allow them to snatch our right. How can they apply for district cadre post here," a postgraduate student from Handwara said.

It is the first such protest in Kupwara district where the demonstrators are demanding jobs and better governance and not ''Azadi''.

Vehicular traffic was blocked on Monday as legislators, intellectuals, traders, lawyers and transporters of the district joined in the better governance-related protest.

One of the key demands of protestors is the reservation of jobs for locals in Kupwara district.

The protestors have slammed the inter-district recruitment policy, describing it as discrimination against the unemployed youth of the region. (ANI)