Jammu, June 26 -- A political storm erupted in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti traded sharp accusations over alleged backdoor appointments in government departments, with both leaders accusing each other of presiding over irregular recruitments during their respective tenures.
Rejecting Mehbooba Mufti's allegation that the National Conference (NC)-led government had made nearly 25,000 backdoor appointments over the past 25 months, Omar Abdullah challenged the former chief minister to produce evidence and accused the PDP of indulging in large-scale illegal recruitments during its alliance government with the BJP between 2014 and 2018.
A day after Mehboo...