SRINAGAR The state government has come under sharp attack for relegating the local officers to insignificant positions while giving the plump post in both police and administration to the outside officers. Senior officials said that the government has sidelined top Kashmiri officers and even recently a junior officer was posted as Law Secretary, which has come at a time when the Law department is dealing with cases of public interest including the challenge to Article 35-A and Article 370 in the Supreme Court of India.
Officials on conditions of anonymity said that under the Governors administration the top local IAS and IPS officers have been given insignificant posts barring a couple of officers who have been given the charge of departments of R&B, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control.
Reacting over this, National Conference (NC) leader Mohammad Akbar Lone, said, The transfer of law secretary, an officer well versed with the handling of sensitive case of Article 35-A shows the intents of the Governors administration. Though we have been witnessing that for a very long time that juniors have superseded seniors to hold charge of departments but the trend has now taken a dangerous turn as we are seeing even top police officers from Kashmir being shifted to insignificant positions including the likes of Abdul Gani Mir, now ADGP PHQ and Javid Gilani, now Director Vigilance.
Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Coordination Committee (JKCSCC) members Muzafar Ahmad Shah, Advocate Mir Javed and Jagmohan Singh Raina said that the shifting of law secretary of Kashmiri background shows the intents of Governors administration over the handling of a sensitive case filed against Article 35-A in the Supreme Court of India. The newly appointed law secretary Achal Sethi, who is officer of special secretary rank, is known for his doubtful integrity. We feel the Governors administration is planning to sabotage the state governments case on Article 35-A and Article 370, the way it sabotaged formation of a three party coalition government comprising NC, PDP and Congress just two days back.
Senior most official among local IAS officers Asgar Hassan Samoon has been given the charge of most insignificant departments like Animal & sheep husbandry and Transport while his juniors are holding the charge of departments like Finance, Planning, Home, Power Development Department and Rural Development Department. Not only in civil administration, but in police administration also top IPS officers have been relegated to insignificant positions, said an official.
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