The pulls and pushes in J&K
The HinduThe first elected government of the five-year-old Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir seems to be struggling to settle even more than two months after coming to power. After assuming office in 2020, the LG had dropped Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah’s birth and death anniversary from the official holiday list and instead included Dogra monarch Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday. The tension between the Raj Bhavan and the Chief Minister’s Office is also evident from the fact that Mr. Sinha and Mr. Abdullah are yet to be seen together at any public or official function, except the swearing-in ceremony and the J&K Assembly. Similarly, the LG’s move to transfer Vishesh Mahajan, a J&K Administrative Service officer, as director of tourism was not accepted by the Chief Minister’s Office. Mr. Abdullah has met the top leadership of the BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and pleaded the case for full Statehood for J&K.
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