Governor Satya Pal Malik is all set to recommend the Centre to extend the President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir as the Assembly elections cannot be held before the expiry of the current term, which ends on July 3.
Highly placed sources said the Governor would be sending a draft to the Centre recommending the second spell of President’s rule from July 3 onwards.
On his recommendation, the Centre had imposed the President’s rule on December 19 last year, but the Parliament gave its approval on January 3. The duration of the President’s rule is counted since the day it is approved by Parliament.