India, Nov. 12 -- Leader of Opposition in the J&K Assembly Sunil Sharma on Wednesday accused the National Conference (NC) of proposing informal advisory groups of its MLAs to suppress internal dissent rather than strengthen governance, questioning their constitutional legitimacy and purpose.
In a statement, Sharma questioned NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah's authority to direct Ministers to report to party-level groups, alleging that the arrangement indicated government affairs were being controlled from Gupkar rather than the Civil Secretariat.
"Dr Farooq Abdullah holds no constitutional or governmental office. On what authority is a party president directing Ministers of an elected Government to report to party-level groups?" he asked....