Jammu and Kashmir administration wants President’s rule to end as soon as possible, says governor

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said his administration wants the President’s Rule to end in the State at the earliest but the final call on the timing of Assembly elections will be taken by the Election Commission.

Asked if some officials within his administration were not keen on transfer of power to an elected government in the State, the Governor said there was nothing like that in his notice.

“We want this (President’s Rule) to end as soon as possible. The final call on holding Assembly elections in the State will be taken by the Election Commission,” Mr. Malik told reporters after inaugurating the second phase of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover.