Jammu, Nov. 14 -- Following the maiden meeting of the expanded council of ministers chaired by chief minister Omar Abdullah here on Friday, tribal affairs minister Javed Ahmed Rana said that although the issue of regularising daily wagers was not on the agenda, the elected government and the people of Jammu and Kashmir-including daily wagers-continue to suffer due to the dual power system in the Union territory.

"Today, the cabinet took up proposals for land allotment to the Union home ministry for the subsidiary intelligence bureau (SIB), promotion cases, and electricity grid stations. The issue of daily wagers was not on the agenda. Ironically, due to the dual power system in the UT, this government and the people of J&K-including dail...