’Darbar Move’ in J&K to resume after 4 years, announces CM Omar Abdullah

STC NEWS DESK
JAMMU, OCTOBER 16 (STC): Darbar Move in Jammu and Kashmir is back after being halted by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha some four years back in 2021.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today announced the resumption of traditional bi-annual Darbar Move practice in a press conference today.
He said that the cabinet has given nod for the revival of the century-old practice.
“The file was sent to the Lieutenant Governor and has been approved. The government is reviving the practice soon,” he said.
Notably, the Cabinet had recommended a return to the full-fledged Darbar Move in September this year.
Historically speaking, the practice was initiated in 1872 by Maharaja Gulab Singh to move the capital between Jammu in the winter and Srinagar in the summer.
It continued for over a century, providing administrative access to both regions.
(Straight Talk Communications)