JAMMU, July 14 -- The BJP legislative party on Monday staged a protest outside the Civil Secretariat and Assembly here, demanding the revocation of a government order mandating Urdu as a compulsory language for the Naib Tehsildar recruitment examination in Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP has been opposing the move across Jammu for over three weeks, holding protests and rallies across at the district level. The part has warned of launching a region-wide agitation if the order is not withdrawn. The MLAs of the saffron party arrived at the Civil Secretariat in the morning and staged a dharna, calling the order discriminatory and detrimental to the interests of Jammu's youth.
Carrying placards highlighting injustice against Jammu's youth, Dogras a...