Srinagar: National Conference MLA from Banihal, Sajjad Shaheen, has objected to the inauguration of the redeveloped Amira Kadal pedestrian bridge by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
National Conference MLA from Banihal, Sajjad Shaheen, said the Lieutenant Governor’s decision to inaugurate a civic infrastructure project amounted to an avoidable overlap with the domain of elected institutions. In a statement shared on social media, Shaheen argued that routine civic works such as pedestrian bridges fall squarely within the responsibility of the elected government and local administration.
He said frequent ceremonial involvement of a constitutional office in such projects risks eroding democratic decentralisation and diluting long-established governance conventions. Shaheen maintained that visible political authority over civic functions should rest with representatives chosen through elections.
Notably, the NC MLA from the Amira Kadal constituency, Ahsan Pardesi, was present at the inauguration alongside the Lieutenant Governor, underscoring differing positions within the party’s own ranks.
