Surinder Choudhary says leadership settled MLAs’ grievances; asks why a local was not appointed Chief Secretary after Atal Dulloo’s exit
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JAMMU, NOVEMBER 07: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday asked people to move on from talk of discontent among National Conference legislators, saying the matter had been settled after party president Dr Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah spoke to the MLAs.
Talking to reporters after offering prayers at the Bawe Wali Mata temple in Jammu on the eve of Diwali, Choudhary said, “When my leader, the NC president, and the chief minister discussed the matter with all the MLAs, that was the end of it.” He added, “The expressions on their faces make it quite clear.”
The Deputy Chief Minister questioned whether repeated coverage of differences within the NC would help address unemployment or the regularisation of daily wagers.
Referring to former Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, who retired on November 1 without an extension, Choudhary asked, “If a chief secretary has to be appointed in J&K, why can’t someone from the region itself be appointed?”
“If Dulloo was not to be given an extension, they could have appointed someone local from here, whether Hindu or Muslim. At least that person would have been a son of the soil,” he said.
Choudhary also accused the BJP of following a narrative instead of raising the concerns of Jammu and Kashmir.
