NEW DELHI, Oct 24: A day after Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha held a security review meeting, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said people have elected a Chief Minister and Government to look after their security but the CM has no authority.
Chidambaram also asserted that the immediate restoration of full Statehood to J-K is imperative.
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In a post on X, the former Home Minister said the photograph of the LG of Jammu and Kashmir presiding over a meeting to review the law and order situation in J-K is telling.
“The elected Chief Minister is not present. Whether he was invited or not, I do not know. Under the law applicable to J&K, police and public order are subjects reserved for the LG,” Chidambaram said.
The people have elected a Chief Minister and Government to look after their security, among other things, but the Chief Minister has no authority, he said.
This is why J-K is described as half a state, Chidambaram added.
The immediate restoration of full Statehood to J-K is imperative, he asserted. (PTI)
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