J&K Assembly dissolution: BJP dissident Bhagata to challenge move in SC

Srinagar, Nov 29: A dissident BJP MLA Gagan Bhagat has moved Supreme Court (SC) to challenge the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik.

Sources while disclosing this to media revealed that Gagan Bhagat, a dissident MLA of BJP from Jammu, has moved Supreme Court with a petition challenging the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly prematurely. The challenge to dissolution of assembly comes amid reports that election commission is mulling to club J&K assembly elections with the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the country.

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