Jammu, April 4 -- People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi on Saturday described the Lieutenant Governor's order for an inquiry into the Ganderbal encounter as a "historic shift" in the valley's administrative accountability.

The leader noted that whenever such questions were raised, they were "brushed aside or hidden".

PDP leader Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi, speaking to ANI, said, "For the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, the head of a unified command has ordered a probe into questions raised about his own forces. Traditionally, whenever such questions were raised, they were brushed aside or hidden. But for the first time, the Lieutenant Governor has taken the initiative to order an inquiry. Now the exp...