They say 5 August order banning 25 titles doesn’t explain grounds on which J&K home dept concluded these books promote ‘secessionism’ & incite 'violence against Indian state'.
At the orders of L-G Manoj Sinha, J&K home dept through a notification dated 5 August imposed blanket ban on 25 books it said were propagating ‘false narrative and secessionism’.
Manoj Sinha was speaking on the occasion of his completion of 5 yrs as Lt. Governor of J&K. He said his vision for J&K has always been clear—peace isn't for buying, but for establishing.
Termination action initiated by L-G against Zahir Abbas and Abdul Rehman Naika under Article 311 (2) (c) based on reports by law enforcement & security agencies, it is learnt.
In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, Sinha also said mindsets had changed in J&K, as people see their future with an ebullient India and not with a chaotic Pakistan.
This means that if and when the Union territory gets a chief minister following assembly elections, he or she will not have any say in these matters as long as J&K remains a UT.
Set to complete his fourth year in office, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha claims Kashmir has 'changed' since 2020. ThePrint looks at his life in Raj Bhawan.
Sinha has carried out the PM’s briefs rather commendably. His biggest contribution has been to bring Delhi closer to Srinagar and make people realise that Article 370 was a notional privilege.
In a keynote address Thursday, Manoj Sinha said the Mahatma only had a high school diploma. The comments did not go down well with Tushar, who called them ‘ignorant’.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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