Jammu Tawi, April 4 -- Defending the transfer of 48 middle-rung officers in the bureaucracy by Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha in Jammu and Kashmir, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday criticised the National Conference (NC) government for questioning the move and said that these transfers were conducted within his jurisdiction.
The transfer of bureaucrats four days ago has triggered the latest flashpoint between the Raj Bhavan and the J&K government, which views the LG's move as a violation of the legal and administrative framework under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act.
Under the Act, which came into effect in October 2019, all transfers related to law and order fall under the LG's pu...