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Governor 's rule not about deciding Art-35A: Govt 9/25/2018 10:25:08 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 25: Government Tuesday said its stand on the legal challenge to Article 35-A of the constitution before the Supreme Court will remain consistent that an elected government should plead the case before the apex court. "As far as Article 35-A is concerned, the Governor (Satya Pal Malik) has gone on record multiple times and he has clearly said that this is not an elected government and it would be right if an elected government within the state actually fights the case in the Supreme Court," state chief secretary B V R Subrahmanyam told reporters here. Subrahmanyam said there was no link between the timing of holding panchayat elections in the state and deferment of hearing of the PIL challenging Article 35-A before the Supreme Court. "There have been multiple postponement of the hearings of Article 35-A in the Supreme court before and after the panchayat elections were announced. It is just accidental that the case is listed in January and the panchayat elections are to be completed before that," he said. The chief secretary said the Governor's administration is going to be consistent in its stand before the apex court that an elected state government should fight the case. "The stand of the governor's adminstration is going to be consistent in the Supreme Court that there are many serious complex issues which have to be discussed as far as Article 35-A is concerned and these should not be discussed when Governor's rule is in place. "These should be discussed when an elected government is in place, which will take a solid position in the Supreme Court. So, there is absolute clarity that Governor's rule is not about deciding Article 35-A," he said. Asked when the assembly polls will be held in the state, the chief secretary said it was for authorities higher than him to decide. "I am not competent to answer this question. It is for the authorities higher than me to decide," he said adding that an assembly was in place in the state.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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