New rules leave J&K Chief Minister powerless over Police, IPS Officers

The President of India will have the final say in case of differences between the LG of the Union Territory and the Council of Ministers. In the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, when it had special status, the chief minister was the most powerful person in the decision-making process. Now, the rules brought by the Centre for the government in the Union Territory of J&K make it unambiguously clear that the chief minister and her council of ministers would not have any say in matters related to the Indian…

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