Jamshedpur: As part of its Poll Khol campaign, BJP rebel Saryu Roy on Thursday announced he will extend full support to a PIL to be filed against the state government over a job scam next week.
The PIL will be filed in the Jharkhand High Court by Ranchi-based Pankaj Yadav next week. Yadav, who is the general secretary of NGO Jan Sabha, has necessary information on the claims made by the state government of giving 26, 674 jobs to local youths in a day in January last year.
Roy said at a news meet that the state government has also sent the job figure of 26,674 to Limca Book of Records, which has mentioned it.
He added those found guilty for the job scam will go to jail. � Raghubar Das announced amid much fanfare in Ranchi on the Vivekananda Jayanti on January 12 this year that 1 lakh jobs have been to local youths.
Yadav, who was also present at the press meet, said he has the full list of 26,574 youths given jobs, their bio-data, phone numbers and emai address . �Out of the job figures claimed by the government , about 30 per cent got employment while 70 per cent got jobs but left it. Surprisingly, some were not aware that they have been given employment,� said Yadav.
The former food and civil supplies minister, who is contesting as an independent against CM Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East, alleged he has received threats. Though he did not mention anybody�s name but the indication it was CM�s men.
