Srinagar, April 10

A day after eight people were killed in firing by security forces during the election on Srinagar parliamentary seat, the Army today held a recruitment rally for the kith and kin of serving soldiers in Budgam which witnessed the worst violence on the polling day.An Army spokesman said the recruitment rally was held at Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Rangreth, for the kith and kin of serving soldiers, veterans and ‘veer naries’. “The youth were enthusiastic and displayed a high level of motivation,” he said. This year, approximately 30,000 youth have reported for recruitment rallies out of which around 1,000 are likely to be recruited.“The overwhelming response to the Army’s recruitment rallies in Kashmir region indicates the desire of Kashmiri youth for a better future,” he said. — OC