NC's advisory groups meant to silence dissent, not improve governance: LoP

Jammu, Nov 11 (UNI) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Sunil Sharma on Wednesday criticised the National Conference Government's decision to constitute informal advisory groups of its MLAs, describing the move as an attempt to contain internal dissent within the party rather than introduce any meaningful mechanism for better governance. Questioning the authority behind the arrangement, Sharma said, "Dr Farooq Abdullah holds no constitutional or governmental office. On what authority is a party president directing Ministers of an elected Government to report to party-level groups? This clearly exposes the reality that the Government is being…