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| CM your credibility is at stake: Rather | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Jan 24
Leader of the opposition Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday made it clear to the head of the Coalition government GhulamNabi Azad that his credibility is at stake and he shall have to act and remove tainted ministers from his cabinet to reestablish his own credibility
Addressing a press conference after the house was adjourned Rather flanked by all other party legislators told media men that government was under pressure not to shunt PDP ministers from the state cabinet.
Responding to t he question whether Chief Minister was facing any kind of pressure from any quarter, Rather shot back saying it appears he is scared and Is not acting independently. One of the NC legislator Ali Mohd Sagar made a brief intervention and alleged that deputy Chief Minister MuzaffarHussainBiag on wednesday tried to undermine the Kundal committee report indirectly undermining Chief Ministers authority. Sagar told media men if Chief Minister had constituted an inquiry committee and the same committee in its report had ,without naming any PDP minister openly writes , “In nutshell…………. that Chairman SFC( Minister Incharge forest) has all along remained associated in such decisions” how can Baig sahib say that none of the ministers were involved.Adding to his point Rather challenged coalition govt to take independent view of legal experts on the contents of the Kundal committee report and act accordingly. It is unfortunate a senior most officer of the state government has conclude din his report that minister of Forest was associated with the decisions taken by the officials of the forest department yet govt is sticking to its stand that non e of its minsters was directly named in the report and hence they will not take any action against them.
'We cannot be a witness to the vulgar display of corruption in the government,' Rather said. 'Either government accepts our demand or faces us in the house. ‘he added. |
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