Jammu, June 13 -- A row erupted over a job advertisement for 75 naib tehsildar posts in the revenue department by the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) which mandated working knowledge of Urdu language a must for the recruitment.

The aspirants, especially from the Jammu region, contend that the requirement is discriminatory as the Union territory has five official languages. They urged lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha to intervene in the matter.

JKSSB has invited online applications from June 16 to July 15.

"The requirement of Urdu as a compulsory language in the naib tehsildar recruitment examination is creating undue barriers for candidates from Jammu region. This decision reflects preferential treatment toward Urdu l...