Anger is brewing in the Jammu region following the PDP-BJP coalition government’s cold response to the demand for declaring a state holiday on September 23, which is the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh. Facing criticism for allegedly succumbing to separatists on the issue, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti as a “damage-control” exercise. However, his letter, sent at the eleventh hour, proved to be “counter-productive” as the people lashed out at him for the delayed response. “The resolution was passed in the…
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