JAMMU, Dec 12: Veteran Congress leader Karan Singh on Thursday congratulated chief minister Omar Abdullah for deciding to reintroduce the centuries old tradition of ‘darbar move’, saying it would be helpful to overcome cultural and linguistic differences between the two regions.
Darbar move, under which the civil secretariat and other government offices used to function six months each in Srinagar and jammu during summer and winter, respectively, was stopped by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha in June 2021, citing administration’s complete transition to e-office which could help save Rs 200 crore per year.
Abdullah on Wednesday met the representatives of civil society here and announced that his government will restore the Darbar move.
