[Opinion] Omar Abdullah Flags UT Constraints, Says Law Secy Opposed Statehood Resolution - The Tribune

Omar Abdullah flags UT constraints, says Law Secy opposed statehood resolution - The Tribune

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the absence of statehood was affecting the functioning of the elected government on a daily basis, citing several instances, including an opinion sent by the Union Territory’s Law Secretary to the Assembly on the statehood resolution without his knowledge despite his being the Law Minister.

J&K Bureaucrats Ask Speaker to Block Statehood Resolution, Omar Abdullah Objects - Goemkarponn

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed an unusual confrontation between the elected government and the administration after senior bureaucrats asked the Assembly Speaker not to take up a resolution seeking restoration of the Union Territory’s statehood. Chief Secretary Atal Duloo and Law Secretary Achal Sethi sent separate communications to the Assembly Secretariat, arguing that the [...] The post J&K Bureaucrats Ask Speaker to Block Statehood R…

NC claims ‘bureaucratic interference’ in J&K statehood resolution

Digital Desk | Srinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) Ruling National Conference (NC) spokesperson and MLA, Tanvir Sadiq, on Tuesday slammed what he called ‘bureaucratic interference’ in the statehood restoration resolution, saying that this underlines why Jammu and Kashmir needs full statehood. The NC leader questioned the role of bureaucracy in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it underlines the restoration of statehood to the UT. Tanvir Sadiq said on X, “Next ti…

J&K Bureaucrats Oppose Statehood Resolution In Rare Letter To Assembly Speaker

J&K Chief Secretary Atal Duloo and the Law Secretary Achal Sethi have sent separate letters to the Assembly Secretariat calling for disallowing the resolution, three days after it was moved by chief minister Omar Abdullah and admitted by the House.http://dlvr.it/TVh5WN