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Governor meets Advani

By Anjali Mody

NEW DELHI NOV. 5. The Jammu and Kashmir Governor, G.C. Saxena, met the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, today to "apprise him of the developments in the State.'' This was Mr. Saxena's first meeting with Mr. Advani since the completion of the elections to the State Assembly. He briefed the Deputy Prime Minister on the conduct of the elections and the process of government formation.

Asked about the State Government's plan to disband the Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Mr. Saxena said this was part of the new Government's programme, and the impact of it would only be known after the implementation stage.

Speaking to journalists after a 45-minute meeting with Mr. Advani, he said that the new Government was led by "very experienced people who can be expected to act with responsibility.'' On the issue of the release of political prisoners, Mr. Saxena said that the elected Government had the powers to take such a decision. He said "the Chief Minister is after all the Chief Minister. He is the executive head of the Government. He also heads the unified command, he will be the person to take such decisions.''

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