Chief Vigilance Commissioner

Dispute over J&K CVC, Mehbooba walks out of meet Srinagar: There seems to be yet another conflict between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Opposition PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. The PDP leader charged out of a meeting on Monday after an argument with the Chief Minister over the appointment of the state's first Chief Vigilance Commissioner.

Mufti expressed dipleasure over the suggestion of State DGP Kuldeep Khoda taking over the post.

The four member selection committee headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met on Monday evening to decide the panel of names to be submitted to Governor NN Vohra for the selection of chief vigilance commissioner and two vigilance commissioners.

Besides the chief minister, the other members of the selection committee were Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Muhammad Sagar and Mehbooba Mufti, in her capacity as the leader of the opposition in the state assembly....more    
09:56 AM, May 29, 2012