NC leader bats for regional autonomy in J-K

National Conference provincial president Devender Singh Rana Sunday said the regional autonomy to the three regions under the overall superintendence of the state government is the only way forward in Jammu and Kashmir.

He said the move is necessary to assuage the political aspirations of the people and address to the political dimensions of the state.

"Such a mechanism will provide a sense of political empowerment and end the apprehensions of discrimination among the people," Rana said at a function in Samba district.

He said regional autonomy together with well-structured district councils would end the sense of deprivation and ensure complete involvement of the people in decision making.

"The doctrine of regional autonomy provides a mechanism for empowerment of sub-regions and administrative mechanism at district level to take governance at the grass roots level, on the analogy of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils," he said.

The NC leader said the concept of regional ...