‘Feels like a festival at home'
Lucknow: Among the recruits were those who became the first govt employee in their family.
"It feels like a festival at home. People once said govt jobs weren't possible without bribes.
But today, I stand here as proof that they were wrong," said Roshni, daughter of a farmer from Hardaspur village in Firozabad.
Her story echoed that of Preeti Yadav from Marka village in Banda.
Ashish Gautam, a Dalit youth from Deoria, whose parents are daily wage labourers, proudly said, "There is no place for discrimination now. Only talent matters."
Rajkumar Yadav, also from Deoria, recalled how people believed land had to be sold to secure a job. "Today I received this letter without spending a single rupee. If my late father were alive, he'd be proud."
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