A grave instance of “murder of merit” due to alleged political connections has come to the fore in the J&K Pollution Control Board. The PCB recently employed the son-in-law of a former minister as Assistant Information Officer, ignoring the requisite qualification for the post — a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism. The appointee is an arts graduate. Documents, which are in possession of Kashmir Post, reveal that while conferring the benefit on a junior candidate, Tanveer Ahmad Dar, who is son-in-law of former state Education Minister, the Board brazenly…
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