Jammu, Oct 26: The scramble to move the seat of power to Jammu has begun after a four-year hiatus enforced by the Lt Governor’s administration.

The practice of Darbar Move, halted in 2021, was revived this year by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government.

The decision prompted a major facelift drive across the winter capital of Jammu as civic bodies rushed to spruce up and beautify offices.

On October 16, the Jammu and Kashmir government ordered that the offices in Srinagar must be closed by October 31, hours after Abdullah announced restoration of the tradition introduced by Dogra rulers in 1872.

The decision has been welcomed by the people, especially Jammu traders, who treated it as a Diwali gift.

In 2021, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration scrapp

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