Srinagar, Oct. 7 -- Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary today accused Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha of vindictive behaviour, governance failures, and reducing his official security cover after he raised concerns over key administrative and policy issues.

Speaking to reporters, Choudhary alleged that his security was reduced "in anger" after he questioned the LG on various governance lapses and sought action on issues related to industry, mining, and employment.

"I told the LG that even the government in J&K is like a daily wager- everything here is temporary. The PHE daily wagers are still waiting for regularisation. When I asked LG sahib to get the order done, he got angry and removed cars from the motorcad...