news details |
|
|
| Embarrassed over beef ban case, Govt replaces AAG | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 14: Finding itself on sticky wicket in beef ban case, government Monday shifted Additional Advocate General Vishal Sharma from Home department to "less sensitive" department of education for failing to defend government in court.
Sharma has been replaced by advocate Wasim Nargal, appointed as AAG by Law Department today. Nargal will be defending government in the court in cases related to Home and Revenue departments, said government sources.
Sources told that Law Department has taken strong note of AAG Vishal Sharma's failure in defending government's position in the High Court during the hearing on a petition seeking ban on sale and consumption of beef in the state. The court ruled in petitioner's favour and ordered complete ban on sale and consumption of beef in the state. Interestingly, the petitioner's advocate Parimoksh Seth holds deputy advocate general's post in state's law department. The ban has attracted strong protests in Valley with people terming the decree as a direct interference in their "religious affairs and culinary practices." "He (Sharma) could not defend the case. He also didn't inform the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on time about court's direction regarding the case. He has not even informed his seniors about the case," said government sources, adding that had he informed the government at right time , the case could have been handled differently'.
Sources further said that it was because of AAG Sharma's lackadaisical approach in informing government at the right time that he was shifted from home department to "less sensitive" education department.
AAG Vishal Sharma is son of Vishva Hindu Parishd's state president advocate Leela Karan Sharma, who led the two-month agitation over Amarnath land row as the Convenor of Amarnath Yatra Sangarh Samiti in 2008. Meanwhile, advocate Parimoksh Seth, who is DDG in law department, has not withdrawn his name from the petition which led court order imposing ban on beef sale and consumption in the state. Sources said that Advocate Seth was to withdraw his name from the petition today but "he has informed law department that he will follow BJP high command's orders in this regard." BJP's in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Avinash Rai Khanna, meanwhile held a detailed meeting with party functionaries and ministers in Jammu to discuss the issue regarding court order on beef ban. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
STOCK UPDATE |
|
|
 |
| BSE
Sensex |
 |
| NSE
Nifty |
|
|
| |
CRICKET UPDATE |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
