16 Vice Chairpersons appointment on hold by Election Commission

The PDP-BJP coalition received a setback when the Election Commission of India (ECI) today kept in abeyance the “controversial” appointment of 16 politicians as vice-chairpersons of various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) ahead of the byelections to the Srinagar and Anantnag Parliamentary constituencies. On March 10, the state government had appointed middle-rung leaders belonging of the PDP and BJP as vice-chairpersons of various PSUs already running in huge losses. These appointments were dubbed as “political bribery” by the opposition National Conference and Congress. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K, Shantmanu said the…

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