Srinagar, April 5 -- The people's mandate must be respected, the J&K ruling alliance stated on Friday in a resolution that its leaders said separately was directed at the Centre amid skirmishes with the lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha.

The National Conference and its alliance partners held the meeting amid growing disquiet between Raj Bhavan and the six-month-old government in the Union territory. "Don't push us against the wall. There should be coordination between the Centre, LG administration and the elected government," NC legislator Tanvir Sadiq said. P11

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