Rajput, Santok, Nisar granted extension ’till further orders’
By News Agency of Kashmir,
Srinagar : Though Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has declared that Assembly elections in the state shall be held after September this year, yet Jammu and Kashmir Government seems to have gone into hibernation. Many important functionaries retiring or having term till June end have been asked to continue ’till further orders.’
Highly placed sources said that Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is known for delaying decisions in administrative matters, has gone status quo mode and has decided to continue with the present arrangements in important posts including those of Chairman and Secretary J&K Board of School Education and Chairman Board of Professional Entrance Examination.
Authoritative sources told NAK that Chief Minister has decided to grant extension to Chairman J&K BOSE Prof. Nissar Ahmed Ganai, Secretary BOSE Veena Rajput and Chairman BPEE Prof. Santok Ram ’till further orders’ and resting the decision of appointment with incumbent chief minister after November when the final results of the Assembly elections will be decided.
Sources said that the decision was necessitated on the part of the chief minister as Prof. ND Wani, Director Colleges and Prof. Rajeev Gupta, Director Distance Education, University of Jammu, both very close to Azad for being from his erstwhile home district of Doda, were in the race for the post of Chairman J&K BOSE.
Prof. Wani has emerged as the front runner in the race for the post of Chairman as he completely fits into the Azad’s view of ‘corrupt are efficient’.
On the other hand, though chief minister was not satisfied with the performance of Prof. Nissar Ganai, the outgoing Chairman of BOSE, for leakage of papers, dismal Class 10 and 12 results, delay in supply of books, unprecedented hike in fee etc., yet the powerful lobby of bureaucrats in Civil Secretariat related to him has been pleading with powers that be for another extension in tenure to the present chairman.
Prof. Ganai is also reported to have been lobbying hard for an extension as after remaining Chairman of the BOSE, he was not finding a posting suitable to him.