Srinagar, April 5 -- Hours after legislators from the National Conference (NC) and Congress urged lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and the Centre to respect the people's mandate, Sinha asserted that he has not acted beyond his authority. The row erupted over the recent transfer of 48 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officers - a move seen by many as undermining the authority of the elected government.

"I want to make it clear that the State Reorganisation Act, 2019, has been passed by Parliament. I haven't done anything outside the domain of the Act," Sinha said. "I know my boundaries and will never cross them," he added.

In a joint meeting, NC and Congress legislators passed a resolution asking New Delhi and the lieutenan...