SRINAGAR, April 5 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday rebuffed the allegations of encroaching into the elected government's domain, saying he has acted responsibly and acted entirely within the domain defined by the Reorganization Act.

"I want to make it clear - the Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act in 2019, and I am saying with responsibility that I have acted entirely within the domain defined by that Act," a video available on social media showed Sinha defending his decision.

The remarks come amid an escalating faceoff between the Omar Abdullah-led government and the LG over the recent transfer of 48 officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS).

On Wednesday, Chief Minister Omar...