Will extend full support to govt, says LG Sinha

Jammu: A government that takes appropriate steps to meet the expectations of the people would have the full support of the LG’s office, Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said.Sinha said the local bodies elections in the Union territory will be held as soon as the backward classes commission submits its report on OBC reservation, required security forces are made available and weather conditions allow it.In an interview with PTI on Monday evening, Sinha said, “The government that takes appropriate steps to meet the expectations of the people, I assure them, the LG’s office will be ready to give full support to it.”Any elected government that comes to power wishes to fulfil the people’s expectations, he said when asked about the working arrangement between the Lieutenant Governor’s office and the chief minister. National Conference’s Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir after it became a Union territory. PTI

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