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J&K, Ladakh become Union Territories
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- The bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories came into effect at midnight Wednesday. Girish Chandra Murmu and Radha Krishna Mathur will be sworn in as Lieutenant Governors of J&K and Ladakh respectively at two separate ceremonies on Thursday.
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- J&K Chief Justice Gita Mittal will administer the oath to Mr. Mathur in Leh district of Ladakh and Mr. Murmu in J&K’s summer capital Srinagar.
- Who will administer the oath to Ms. Mittal
(1) Mittal herself took oath on the J&K constitution, when she assumed the office of the Chief Justice in 2018.
- No senior political dignitary will participate in these ceremonies
- ~298 invitations: local members of parliament, high court judges, heads of commissions and heads of depts of administration & police.
- Incarcerated National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and MP from Srinagar is also on the list of the invitees as per protocol.
- governor may constitute a Political council to oversee the governance issues instead of a group of advisers.
(1) Tenure of the five advisers to Governor will come to an end.
(2) Farooq Khan may to continue as Adviser to the Lt. Governor
(3) Senior IAS officer Umang Narula of the 1989 batch has been appointed as adviser to Lt. Governor of Ladakh- MHA said
- First Head of Police:
(1) MHA appointed senior IPS officer S.S. Bhandare as the first “head of police” of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
- The IAS and IPS officers, working in J&K, will continue to work there.
Sources
The Hindu