Mismanagement at Dargah Hazratbal: Staff Suspended

Mismanagement at Dargah Hazratbal: Staff Suspended

Srinagar, Oct 01 (KS) : The Waqf Board of Jammu and Kashmir has suspended all staff members at Hazratbal Dargah Sharief following complaints of mismanagement from devotees.

In an order of which a copy lies with news agency Kashmir Scroll reads, during the surprise visit of the Hon’ble Chairperson J&K Waqf Board (Minister of State, J&K) Dr. Syed Darakhshan Andrabi on the eve of Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), to review the arrangements at Hazratbal Dargah Sharief in view of the complaints received from the public quarters, it was found that grave negligence of the concerned staff of the Waqf Board deputed at the shrine has created a lot of inconvenience to the devotees.

This irresponsible attitude has been viewed seriously by the Hon’ble Chairperson. Despite the repeated orders and instructions from the office of the Chairperson, all the concerned. In view of the above, as directed by the Hon’ble Chairperson, all the concerned officers and the staff members of Hazratbal Dargah Sharief have been placed under suspension with immediate effect for the grave negligence in their duties.

An enquiry team headed by the Hon’ble Chairperson has been constituted to probe into the issue to fix the responsibility for this grave irresponsible behaviour of the staff on duty officers and the ground staff have failed to provide adequate requisite facilities to the devotees during the festival congregations reads the order. (KS)