Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the age-old ‘Durbar Move’ tradition was revived by his government to bridge the gap between the twin capitals of the erstwhile state and asserted that some things “should not be weighed by money”.

The tradition involves shifting the J&K government’s offices from Srinagar to Jammu in the winter and vice versa in the summer.

The Civil Secretariat and other move offices closed in Srinagar on October 30 and 31, and started functioning from Jammu, the winter capital, on Monday for the next six months.

Abdullah said some people always try to create a wedge between Jammu and Srinagar and rake up ‘Jammu versus Kashmir’ for political advantage.

“We want to address that wedge and remove the distance,” he said.

The yearly move

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