Omar demands Statehood, Sinha chairs meeting
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Even as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his Council of Ministers and senior party leaders are demanding restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a meeting to review the preparations for observance of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, Run for Unity event and J&K UT Foundation Day at Raj Bhawan here today.
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Omar recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and presented them a copy of the Resolution adopted by the Cabinet seeking restoration of full Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
In full-fledged State, Chief Minister controls the administration while in a UT, the Lieutenant Governor has charge of Home Department as well as that of senior administration.
Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, DGP Nalin Prabhat, Principal Secretary, Home Department, Chandraker Bharti, ADGP Law & Order, Vijay Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, Dr Mandeep K Bhandari, Deputy Commissioners, SSPs and senior officials, in person and through virtual mode, attended the meeting.
The officers gave their suggestions for the implementation of various programmes, an official handout said.
The Lieutenant Governor directed the district administration and the line departments to ensure all arrangements for hassle- free and smooth conduct of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, Run for Unity and J&K UT foundation day events.
The officials were directed to organize “Run for Unity” at all district headquarters and to ensure participation of citizens from different age groups to celebrate the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
The Lieutenant Governor directed the Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and senior police and administrative officials to put in place all the arrangements for the grand celebration of J&K UT Foundation Day in Jammu and Srinagar.
In view of the festive season, the Lt Governor instructed the officials to take all possible measures to ensure uninterrupted power & water supply, proper cleanliness and sanitation measures and make elaborate arrangements with regard to security and law & order.
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