Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 26: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today hit out at the National Conference for its misinformation campaign on KVIB recruitment and reminded it of shady recruitments in different Government departments involving close kith and kin of NC leaders.
In a statement issued here, senior PDP leader and MLC, Firdous Tak said it was for the first time in the history of J&K that a Chief Minister has ordered a probe into the recruitments within 24 hours after it came under doubts unlike the past practice where a Chief Minister defended backdoor appointments several times on the floor of the legislatures.
He, however, took a dig at the National Conference (NC) for misleading the people and asked its leadership to go for introspection before casting aspersions on others. “Those who have been raising fingers on us must explain to the people about the backdoor appointments which the NC and its leaders made all over the years and shamelessly made its Chief Minister to defend the same on the floor of house”, he said.
“The State Vigilance Organization (SVO) had established 37 illegal appointments in the State Legislative Assembly made by three ex-Speakers including two from NC”, Tak said while referring to the backdoors appointments made by the NC. Out of these 37 appointments, 28 appointments were made by the former Speaker alone. Where was the conscious of the party leaders at that time, he said.
The NC Government also recruited around 104 persons through backdoor means in various Public Sector undertakings from 2008 to 2014. “Most of those recruited are kith and kin of senior National Conference leaders. If the party wants it the list can be made public to ascertain the facts”, he said.
They have no moral rights to question a Government which has delivered the people effectively and ensured transparency, accountability and fairness in every sphere of life,” the PDP leader said.
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