00:00Voting is our fundamental right.
00:02If we vote for something, our first priority will be to generate employment.
00:07I don't think development will be enough until our youth are educated.
00:12Jobs are needed, construction is needed, roads are needed.
00:16All those qualities should be in one leader.
00:19There are too many educated kids here.
00:21If they don't get a job, they go straight to drugs.
00:23In Kashmir, we are fully dependent on government jobs.
00:26We have zero private sector.
00:28If the government wants, they should prepare a program on drug addiction
00:33so that our future is saved.
00:35We want those people to participate who are well-educated.
00:39No one has an education.
00:42Employment rate will increase.
00:44Development will happen.
00:46That's why we vote.
00:48We will vote on these issues.
00:49Employment, development, schools, hospitals and roads.
00:54That's all.
00:55Assembly elections are coming up.
00:57You are a first-time voter.
00:59On which issues will you choose a candidate and a party before voting?
01:07There are many unemployed youth in Kashmir.
01:11Videos of PhD scholars and dry fruits were viral on social media.
01:17The whole of Kashmir saw it.
01:19If we vote for something, our first priority will be to generate employment.
01:25If not the government, at least the private sector should develop enough to support the youth.
01:30So that our educated youth can settle in the private or government sectors.
01:36In Kashmir, we are fully dependent on government jobs.
01:39We have zero private sector.
01:41Even if we go to the private sector for an interview,
01:44we don't get the salary that a deserving candidate should get.
01:48We have very talented youth here.
01:52But we don't have the opportunity to utilize our talent.
01:55That's the first thing.
01:57Second, we need to develop.
02:00There are still many places that are underdeveloped.
02:03I saw a post recently, I think it was from the Gure side.
02:06They don't have electricity there yet.
02:09We need to connect these places with electricity.
02:13There should be good road connectivity.
02:15Electricity should reach them.
02:17Moreover, schools should be built there.
02:20Hospitals should be built there too.
02:22Recently, I visited Zojila.
02:24There was an accident there.
02:26They had to come to Sonamarak from there.
02:28If there was a hospital across Zojila,
02:31there would have been surgeons in the emergency department.
02:33They would have been saved.
02:35Until they cross Zojila and come to Sonamarak,
02:37there are many injuries.
02:41They can't be saved.
02:43We will vote on these issues.
02:45Employment, development, schools, hospitals and roads.
02:50That's all.
02:52Most of the youth here are on drugs.
02:54But we need to look at the root cause.
02:56Why are they on drugs?
02:58The main problem is that
03:00most of them are in depression.
03:02Due to depression, most of the youth
03:04look for a second option to get out of it.
03:08They have a second option, drugs.
03:10We need to address this first.
03:12Why are most of the youth on drugs?
03:14Why are they on drugs?
03:16We need to look at the root cause.
03:18Why are they on drugs?
03:20We need to look at the cause of the disease.
03:23Then we can treat the disease.
03:25We can't give a random dose to the disease.
03:27The main thing is that
03:29we need to look at the root cause.
03:31Why are the youth on drugs?
03:33Not only boys of Kashmir,
03:35I have seen girls of Kashmir
03:37who are addicted to drugs.
03:39The government needs to look at the root cause.
03:41Then we can address the problem.
03:43If we look at the problems of today,
03:45we need development.
03:47Unemployment is increasing.
03:49Unemployment is increasing.
03:51The unemployed youth
03:53are increasing every month.
03:55The unemployed youth
03:57are increasing every month.
03:59But if we look at the election
04:01of the unemployed youth,
04:03they are manifesting
04:05that they will bring development.
04:07I don't think that
04:09development will help
04:11until our youth are educated.
04:13Until our education system
04:15is changed,
04:17we can't do anything.
04:19I have seen their manifesto.
04:21Politicians,
04:23PDP, NC,
04:25or other independent parties
04:27have a manifesto for change.
04:29If they know about change,
04:31there will be no change in the election
04:33or development.
04:35The youth have issues.
04:37First, the unemployment rate is increasing.
04:39Second, the manifesto
04:41given after the election
04:43is not a manifesto.
04:45The manifesto
04:47given by the political leaders
04:49is not a manifesto.
04:51They give a promise
04:53that they will do this and that.
04:55They don't do anything
04:57in the manifesto.
04:59I would like to request
05:01to increase the number of drugs.
05:03I am from South Kashmir.
05:05I have seen that drugs are increasing
05:07in 2016, 2017,
05:09and 2018.
05:11In this century,
05:13there were very few drugs.
05:15Today, most of the youth
05:17who are educated
05:19are involved in drugs.
05:21If the government
05:23wants,
05:25they should make a program
05:27about drug addiction
05:29so that our future is saved.
05:31As per my views and vision,
05:33if they want,
05:35they should give employment
05:37to the people,
05:39establish private sector industries,
05:41and the rest of the things
05:43so that it decreases
05:45instead of increasing.
05:47As per my vision,
05:49I am also an educated youth.
05:51I have seen that
05:53most of the youth are involved in this.
05:55The reason is that
05:57our political leaders
05:59are not promising us
06:01that they have problems.
06:03They get involved
06:05because of this.
06:07If I vote,
06:09as per the policy
06:11in the Indian Constitution,
06:13voting is our fundamental right.
06:15We can vote
06:17as per our wish.
06:19I can vote for the PDP,
06:21NC, or any other independent.
06:23I can vote.
06:25I have never
06:27voted for them.
06:29But if we vote,
06:31we vote because
06:33employment rate will increase
06:35and development will happen.
06:37That's why we vote.
06:39If the rest of the youth
06:41who are educated
06:43are also sensible,
06:45I request them
06:47to vote for the leader
06:49who brings development
06:51and increases employment rate.
06:53The youth of today are very educated.
06:55But they are not getting jobs.
06:57That's why they are addicted
06:59to politics day by day.
07:01If the situation gets better,
07:03they will get a good leader
07:05who will fulfill
07:07all the requirements
07:09of a good parliamentary member.
07:11If he is good and has good qualities.
07:13What qualities
07:15will you choose?
07:17If you vote,
07:19what will you see?
07:21I want the youth
07:23to fulfill
07:25their qualities.
07:27They need jobs,
07:29construction, roads.
07:31All these qualities
07:33should be in one leader.
07:35Is this your first time
07:37voting for the assembly?
07:39Yes, sir.
07:41What are the issues
07:43that you will vote for?
07:45If you vote,
07:47what qualities will you see?
07:49First of all,
07:51if there is an assembly election,
07:53we should
07:55vote for people
07:57who are well-educated.
07:59No one has an education.
08:01I want
08:03people who have an education
08:05to participate in this election.
08:07The National Assembly
08:09has also formed a group.
08:11The Congress has also formed a group.
08:13I want them to
08:15vote for people
08:17who will get jobs.
08:19The youth's expectation is
08:21that if we vote for someone,
08:23we should get something out of it.
08:25In Kashmir,
08:27if we get water,
08:29we should get that.
08:31If we don't get a job,
08:33we should get a job.
08:35If we win any party,
08:37we should get something out of it.
08:39Unemployment is a big issue.
08:41In the evening,
08:43when a child gets
08:45a job,
08:47he doesn't get a job
08:49because he is uneducated.
08:51I don't know
08:53who will win.
08:55Congress, PDD, National
08:57I don't know who will win.
08:59But if any party wins,
09:01we should get something out of it.
09:03Mr. Ajay, there will be an assembly election
09:05and you are a first-time voter.
09:07If you vote,
09:09what should your candidate do?
09:11Sir,
09:13those who will end unemployment,
09:15those who will give jobs,
09:17and those
09:19who will end inflation,
09:21those who will be
09:23the best for the country,
09:25we are ready to vote for them.
09:27Sir, on the day of elections,
09:29we expect
09:31that the candidate
09:33should work
09:35for the youth.
09:39In today's world,
09:41there is a lot of
09:43employment crisis.
09:45If
09:47the employment
09:49is dry,
09:51then
09:53there were
09:55security
09:57issues
09:59in them.
10:01So, sir,
10:03we expect
10:05that the candidates
10:07we elect
10:09should do
10:11their part well.
10:13If the employment is dry,
10:15the candidates should
10:17do their part well
10:19and fulfill
10:21the vacancies
10:23in the departments.
10:25Sir, if we look at it,
10:27the candidates are
10:29prone to depression
10:31because
10:33after graduation,
10:35they don't have
10:37the means.
10:39If we look at
10:41employment,
10:43students don't have
10:45many opportunities.
10:47If a student graduates
10:49or does PG,
10:51he should get
10:53employment.
10:55But,
10:57students have to
10:59go abroad
11:01for employment.
11:03So,
11:05it has a lot of effect
11:07on society.
11:09So,
11:11we expect that the candidates
11:13we elect
11:15should represent the people.
11:17They should do their part well
11:19for the government,
11:21for the youth,
11:23for the overall society.
11:25Benefits
11:27should be
11:29exploited well
11:31for the people.
11:33So, sir, we expect this.
11:35For first-time voters,
11:37drug abuse and unemployment
11:39remain two major issues
11:41that need immediate attention.
11:43With hope and optimism
11:45in their eyes,
11:47the young voters are expecting
11:49winds of change to blow in J&K
11:51as soon as the Union Territory
11:53gets a new government after October 8.
11:55In Srinagar,
11:57Izhar Ali for One India.
