National Conference's (NC) provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta expressed "serious concern" on Saturday (June 21, 2025) over the interference of the Lieutenant Governor's office in the functioning of the democratically elected government in Jammu and Kashmir.
He described the situation as "undemocratic, unconstitutional and deeply troubling" for the people of the Union Territory.
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Interacting with senior party functionaries at the Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan, Mr. Gupta urged the BJP-led Centre to immediately intervene and ensure that constitutional norms are upheld in letter and spirit.
"The Business Rules must be sent back to the elected government without any further delay and the L-G's office should step back from managing the departments falling under the government's domain. The will of the people cannot be held hostage to bureaucratic overreach," he said.
