Srinagar, November 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmir Valley is without any representation in the administrative council, the highest decision-making body of the territory, for the past one month. Officials said that the administrative council, which exercises the powers of a cabinet in absence of an elected regime, lacks representation from Kashmir after Baseer Ahmad Khan was relieved from the post, last month.

Presently, the administrative council headed by Lieutenant Governor consisted of two members – Farooq Ahmad Khan (a former IPS (Indian Police Service) officer of IIOJK cadre) and Rajeev Rai Bhatanagar (a former IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre).

“This is the second time after June 2018 that Kashmir Valley doesn’t have any representation in the highest-decision making body of the territory. After the repeal of special status of IIOJK, there was no representation of the Kashmir Valley for more than four months in the body.

After imposition of Governor’s rule in IIOJK in June 2018, Governor N Vohra had appointed Khursheed Ahmad Ganai, a former IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer from Kashmir, as his advisor, apparently to give representation to Valley in the decision-making. In March 2020, Baseer Ahmad Khan was appointed as advisor to Girish Chandra Murmu. On October 5, 2021 he was relieved from the responsibility.

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