BJP welcomes CAT stay on Urdu mandate for Naib Tehsildar posts in J&K

STC NEWS DESK
JAMMU, JULY 15 (STC): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for staying the government order making Urdu mandatory for applying to the post of Naib Tehsildar in Jammu and Kashmir.
Notably, the CAT has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) to accept applications from candidates who possess a graduation with knowledge of any of the five official languages — Hindi, Kashmiri, English, Dogri, and Urdu.
It’s worth mentioning that the BJP legislative party held protest yesterday in front of the Civil Secretariat and Assembly to lodge their protest and press for the revocation of the government order making Urdu mandatory for Naib Tehsildar examinations in Jammu and Kashmir.
“We welcome the decision of the CAT to stay this illegal and discriminatory order of the National Conference government. It is our victory”, Senior High Court lawyer and MLA R S Pathania told reporters here.
CAT issued notices to the respondents, directing them to file their reply within four weeks from the date of this order. The next date of hearing is fixed for August 13.
(STC)