Jammu, June 13 -- Amid outrage in the Jammu region over making knowledge of Urdu mandatory for Naib Tehsildar recruitment, the ruling National Conference came out in support of the decision of the J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB).
Chief spokesperson of the National Conference, Tanvir Sadiq, said that the party would reject any attempt to politicize or communalize the status of Urdu for short-term gains.
"We believe that the place of Urdu in our revenue, judicial, and administrative system is rooted in history, not in any political or sectarian agenda", he said.
"Urdu became the official administrative language of J&K over 130 years ago during the Maharaja's reign, evolving naturally as a unifying and functional language for all regio...