Tenure of J&K governor's advisers may end

NEW DELHI: As J&K makes the transition to two separate Union territories, including UT of J&K to be administered by a Lieutenant Governor, the term of the five advisers to outgoing governor Satya Pal Malik who helped him manage the situation following abrogation of Article 370 may also come to an end.
One of the advisers, K Vijay Kumar, confirmed the "pleasant conclusion of our tenure". Sources indicated that the other four advisers - former IAS officers Khurshid A Ganai, K Skandan and K K Sharma and retired IPS officer Farooq Khan - will also make an exit as their appointment orders had specifically mentioned their assignment as "advisor to the governor" and not to LG.
All the five advisers are senior to the newly-appointed LG of UT of J&K G C Murmu. It is not yet clear whether a new set of advisers will be brought in to assist Murmu.
The five advisers have been the team behind governor Malik through his eventful tenure that saw dissolution of the J&K assembly, imposition of governor's rule followed by President's rule, intensified counter-terror operations, conduct of panchayat elections and finally, abrogation of Article 370 in the state in early August.
The announcement of the decisions to make Article 370 a dead letter and bifurcate the state of J&K into two separate UTs was followed by tight curbs on movement and a communication clampdown that is yet to be fully lifted.
Over the past three months, the five advisers - who were allotted different departments and ministries - worked as a cohesive team under the guidance of PM Modi and national security adviser Ajit Doval, not only managing the law and order situation but also reaching out to the people of the state to explain the benefits of the historic move, hear their grievances and work on solutions.
"It was a delicate time and the team worked with the support of the PM, NSA and the governor. With the end of term of the governor, our tenure too has come to a pleasant conclusion," Vijay Kumar told TOI .
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1. ^{^} Satya Pal Malik (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} Article 370 (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^{^} PM Modi (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
4. ^{^} national security adviser (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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