DACHIGAM MEETING: NC MLAs accuse ministers of vendetta; CM may replace three ministers

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
SRINAGAR, JUNE 04 (STC):
Several MLAs of the ruling National Conferences (NC) in an “extraordinary meeting” of NC and other independent MLAs held yesterday at Dachigam have accused some ministers of high handedness. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may replace three ministers if the allegations are found based on facts.
In a post on Facebook, veteran journalist, Sanam Aijaz, quoting sources states that MLA Ali Mohammad Dar from Chadura, narrated how a dispute over the Chadura bridge led to him being targeted. Despite CM Omar’s intervention, the minister allegedly transferred Dar’s nephew, Irshad Ahmad Mir (then AEE Pampore), to Aser Doda 300 km away as punishment.
Quoting the sources further, Sanam Aijaz in his FB post says that the MLA emotionally swore an oath to Omar Abdullah, claiming the government had troubled him so much that he had repeatedly considered quitting politics.
An MLA from the Rajouri region, a retired judge, went further by alleging that the said minister diverted funds and requested Omar Abdullah to inquire into the corruption allegations leveled by some opposition leaders. He accused the said minister of holding the entire Pir Panchal division hostage, reads the FB post of the veteran journalist Sanam Aijaz.
The MLAs also pointed out the ministers selective behaviou as he visited opposition leader Engineer Rashid’s family in Handwara after his father’s death but skipped offering condolences to Ali Mohammad Dar’s family in Chadura, just 20 km from Srinagar, reads the post further.
Omar Abdullah listened quietly at first, holding his head in his hands, before strongly reprimanding three ministers and assuring strict action on the complaints
Quoting sources, the pist reveals that CM Omar has now made up his mind to drop the three ministers from his cabinet and replace them with new entrants.
(Straight Talk Communications)