Immediate restoration of full statehood to J-K is imperative: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) 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.
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.
Sinha on Wednesday directed for a security audit of infrastructure projects, round-the-clock nakas at strategic points, and night patrolling and area domination in the Valley.
