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Soz objects to Governor’s decision to accord divisional status to Ladakh
Srinagar, Feb 9: (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former union minister Prof Saifudd Soz on Saturday strongly object to Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to accord divisional status to Ladakh without taking the political class of Leh and Karig into confidence.
It is basically wrong for him to think that he (the Governor) is an exact substitute for a duly elected Government in the State, Prof Soz said in a statement here on Saturday afternoon. “I am sure Governor Malik has overlooked the implications of such an order”, he said.
He said Ladakh region consists of two Sub-Regions- Leh and Kargil, with distinct ethnic, cultural and religious features!
The Governor’s order will promote a sort of unrest in that region as he (the Governor) did not discuss this proposal with the political class of both regions in Ladakh,he said.
Prof Soz said Governor Malik should realize that he is Duty-Bound to consult Political Parties of the State before taking such substantially important political decisions. Governor Malik’s decision speaks of his inexperience of dealing with issues of this nature in a sensitive state like Jammu and Kashmir.