Srinagar, May 11 -- J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday defended the Centre's decision to enhance Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's powers in the union Territory's telecommunications sector, saying there was nothing wrong in granting such authority to the LG, even as J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra termed the move "another dent" in democratic governance.
Congress and the ruling National Conference fought the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections in alliance and are part of the ruling coalition in the union territory.
The Centre, in a major administrative move, recently authorised the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise the powers of the "State Government" under the telecommunications Act, 2023, expanding ...