Omar targets Centre over its plan to appropriate powers of transferring IAS, IPS officers

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) leader, Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Centre’s plan to appropriate powers of transferring IAS and IPS officers will be “another nail” in the coffin of the country’s federal structure.

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“This would be another nail in the coffin of India’s federal structure. How would CM Modi react if PM Modi summarily removed his DG or CS? J&K lost all its powers of appointment in 2019, now it looks like the rest of India’s states will go the same way,” Abdullah tweeted.