Overview

• On June 14, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha handed a permanent fisheries department post in Anantnag to Gulnaz Akhter, widow of pony rider Adil Shah who was killed protecting tourists in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
• The appointment was made under Clause 2A of the Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme, 2022, allowing qualification relaxations through the LG’s discretionary authority.
• The Jammu and Kashmir government had previously provided financial aid to Shah’s family and the J&K Waqf Board secured a separate government job for his brother.
• National Conference spokespeople said the elected government’s fisheries department prepared the job order, prompting the LG’s office to assert sole responsibility for the hiring decision.
• The April 22 attack killed 26 people and prompted India’s Operation Sindoor military strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.