It is the first major discord between two power houses of J&K UT – Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, who wields more power, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who was elected to power in Assembly election last year.Senior NC leader and MLA Tanvir Sadiq said people have overwhelmingly voted in last year’s Assembly polls in J&K and Prime Minister and Home Minister have lauded people for their participation in polls.“Now is the time to respect the mandate. This mandate needs to be respected. Nobody has the right to undermine the dignity of the massive public mandate. Omar has called a meeting and you will know the agenda after the meeting,” he said.Senior Congress leader and Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader in J&K Assembly Ghulam Ahmed Mir criticised LG Sinha’s decision to order transfer of middle and lower-rung officers in UT.He said according to the current business rules, transfer of local JKAS officers is the Chief Minister’s domain.“The previous rules stipulated that local JKAS officers will be handled by the CM while IAS officers will be transferred by the LG,” he said.Mir said Omar Abdullah government has already proposed the business rules and forwarded it to the centre for approval. “The LG should have been more patient as he knew that the proposal for business rules was under consideration. The transfer of JKAS officers has undermined the role and mandate of the elected government in J&K,” he said.
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