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L-G Can Nominate Members to J&K House: MHA Tells HC
The New Indian Express Anantapur
|August 12, 2025
Says govt's advice not needed; parties call it assault on democracy
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that the Lieutenant Governor can nominate five members to the Assembly without advice of the elected government in the Union Territory, evoking strong resentment from the NC, PDP and the Congress.
This story is from the August 12, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Anantapur.
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