Saturday 16th May, 2026
Guv adm can never be substitute for an elected government, Soz
Srinagar, Mar 2: (UNI) Alleging that Governor Administration has been providing negative inputs which have further angered the people in Jammu and Kashmir senior Congress leader Prof Saifuddin Soz on Saturday said governor rule can under no circumstances can be substitute for an elected government.
“The latest decision by the Governor to implement Central Government decision on 77th Constitutional Amendment, to the State, constitutes a ‘tress-pass, former union minister said. This measure needs popular support and should have been left to an elected Government., even though; it offers benefits to a section of society in the state.
“Governor has to realize that the Governor rule can, under no circumstances, be considered to be a substitute for an elected Government. So, it would be in Governor’s own short-run administrative interests to avoid decisions that carry constitutional implications”, he said
He said the other area where the Governor’s Administration is at fault is that it doesn’t often measure the implications of implementing Central Governments decisions in a rush. For instance, the blanket ban on Jammu and Kashmir Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)for five years is uncalled for. The reasons given by the Central Government for banning J&K JeI are not plausible, at all, he said adding the common people in Kashmir feel that banning JeI will cause further unrest on ground and worsen the situation.