Politician as J&K governor |
The President of India has on the advice of Prime minister Narenda Modi this time chosen to install a politician as governor of J&K. This is what the J&K badly needed at this juncture ; a politician with a political vision — one who understands the significance of political activism and with whom the local politicians can relate to. Sat Pal Malik, the present incumbent is a lawyer and a politician with vast parliamentary experience of around four decades. His past friendship and association with leaders like Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has given him valuable insights into the politics and problems of J&K.As BJP leader Ram Madhav says that as governor, his agenda is cut out — accelerating development activity, resolving the governance deficit, and continuing with strong counter-terror measures. But what is most important is to kickstart political activity in the state. Elections to local bodies, announced by the outgoing Governor N.N. Vohra, are an important step in that direction. The legislative assembly, with 87 members, is in suspended animation. It has a tenure of over 30 months left. The legislators have to be encouraged to actively undertake political and developmental activities in the state.
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