Imran Masood Criticizes Government Hiring Practices and IIT Student Suicides

Masood also targeted the state administration’s approach to public contracts and recruitment. He claimed that projects such as the handover of the Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre in Lucknow have been transferred to private hands linked to the ruling party, turning the government into a “contractual” entity. The MP warned that if even senior civil‑service posts are filled on a contractual basis, the nation’s governance could be jeopardised. He further warned that offering jobs without reservation would lead to an unchecked patronage system.

Addressing a recent decision to provide tablets to JNUs under the Jan‑Jan scheme, Masood warned that incentives alone cannot mask deeper issues. He cited a distressing figure: over the past five years, 70 IIT students have taken their own lives, suggesting a broader crisis in the education sector that the government must confront.