He said the administration's reasons that various legal infirmities had been pointed out in the ongoing process were weird. "The reality is that the recruitment process had started and concluded under the Governor's rule and not under any political government in the erstwhile state. Those candidates, who had literally burnt the midnight oil to qualify the exam, have lost two precious years of their careers with this mindless decision," he said. The CPI(M) secretary alleged that through overt and covert ways, the administration wants to undermine the autonomy of the premier financial institution of Jammu and Kashmir. "The bank's autonomy has to be protected and CPI (M) demands immediate rollback of the decision. The administration must not fiddle with the autonomy of the J&K Bank. The bank is the collective asset of the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh," he said. —PTI