Internal fissures are the last thing the Union territory’s chief executive, with his limited powers, can afford

xThe conciliatory tone the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has adopted towards the voices of dissent within the ruling National Conference is a welcome gesture, since internal fissures are the last thing the Union territory’s chief executive, with his limited powers, can afford.

The plainspeak by NC’s Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar Aga Syed Ruhullah and senior party leader and Anantnag-Rajouri MP Mian Altaf Ahmed points to the failure of the government in addressing some of the key promises the party and the coalition it led made during the election campaigning. They include the restoration of statehood, employment opportunities for its educated youth and review of c

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