Srinagar, June 14 -- A day after BJP leaders sought removal of Urdu as compulsory for naib tehsildar posts in J&K, the National Conference defended the government decision saying Urdu was rooted in the region's history, not in any political or sectarian agenda. On Thursday, leader of Opposition in J&K assembly, Sunil Sharma along with UT BJP president Sat Sharma had a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and sought his intervention into the issue of naib tehsildar aspirants and requested him to make the working knowledge of Urdu language non-mandatory for naib tehsildar examination. Recently the J&K government had made Urdu mandatory for the naib tehsildar examinations. NC chief spokesman and legislator Tanvir Sadiq said that they believe that the place of Urdu in our revenue, judicial, and administrative system is rooted in history, not in any political or sectarian agenda. "Urdu became the official administrative language of J&K over 130 years ago during Maharaja's reign, evolving naturally as a unifying and functional language for all regions and communities. It has since formed the backbone of our governance from revenue records, land settlements, and court judgments to legal correspondence and continues to serve as the working language for vast volumes of existing official documents," he said. BJP and other groups based in Jammu had objected to the J&K government decision and sought LG's intervention in this issue....