J&K Governor N N Vohra directs removal of govt officials from sports bodies

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has directed removal of all government officials from the sports associations in the state, who have not got prior permission to act as office bearers of these bodies.

The Governor has directed the General Administration Department (GAD) to ensure that no Government servant is allowed to continue as an office bearer in any sports body without the state government's prior permission, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said here.

The Governor has directed immediate action in the matter.

The Raj Bhavan spokesperson disclosed that the Governor has taken a serious view about the report forwarded by the J&K State Sports Council which provides the names of office bearers of 53 sports associations in J&K.

This report had been sought after a media report alleged that a number of government servants in J&K are occupying top positions in various sports associations without having procured the state government's prior permission.