Srinagar: The NC-led Jammu and Kashmir government and the Opposition PDP are trading blame over recruitment through the outsourcing process, with both accusing each other of corruption and malafide intent.The PDP has alleged that the NC government recruited 25,000 people through the backdoor since coming to power in October 2024. Interestingly, both parties have accused each other of supporting and advancing BJP's agenda in Jammu and Kashmir. State ministers Sakina Itoo and Javed Dar, along with CM's Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani, jointly addressed a press conference on Sunday to counter the allegations levelled by former CM and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. "Outsourcing is only an administrative arrangement over and above the sanctioned strength and is used to meet urgent manpower requirements in departments such as health, agriculture, and sanitation," Wani said. "This cannot be equated with permanent employment. These engagements are carried out through transparent tendering systems, the Government e-Marketplace portal, and other procurement processes." "We have inherited the outsourcing process, just like the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A and the loss of statehood. This policy is a direct outcome of decisions taken between 2015 and 2018," Itoo said."We have enough evidence of backdoor appointments made during the PDP-led government in J&K Bank and the Khadi and Village Industries Board," she added.Earlier, Mufti had alleged that the NC government was recruiting people from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and other states "through alien contractors" who lacked the qualifications to identify suitable candidates.