<p>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that he was set on creating new administrative units in the state despite a scheduled meeting of the cabinet to discuss the issue being postponed at the last minute Friday allegedly due to differences between the ruling alliance partners.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The cabinet was scheduled to meet here to discuss the recommendations of the cabinet sub-committee on the creation of new administrative units including tehsil offices, naib-tehsil offices, block development offices etc across the state.<br /><br />Informed sources told IANS the meeting was postponed because of serious differences over the proposed administrative units between the ruling National Conference and the Congress party.<br /><br />Many Congress leaders have been saying the recommendations of the cabinet sub-committee are discriminatory against the Jammu and the Ladakh regions and favour the Kashmir Valley.<br /><br />Abdullah however said he is determined to go ahead at any cost.<br /><br />He tweeted that the sub-committee members had met him Friday to request a week's time to complete their recommendations before these are taken up by the state cabinet for discussion.<br /><br />"The cabinet sub committee for new administrative units met me requesting one last week more to complete their recommendations.<br /><br />"While I rather reluctantly gave them this one week I've told them there will be no other cabinet agenda taken up and no further extension.<br /><br />"It's unfortunate that this exercise has taken since June but I'm determined to complete this important public demand no matter what," he said.<br /><br />The state cabinet meeting has now been rescheduled for Feb 1.<br /></p>
<p>Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asserted that he was set on creating new administrative units in the state despite a scheduled meeting of the cabinet to discuss the issue being postponed at the last minute Friday allegedly due to differences between the ruling alliance partners.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The cabinet was scheduled to meet here to discuss the recommendations of the cabinet sub-committee on the creation of new administrative units including tehsil offices, naib-tehsil offices, block development offices etc across the state.<br /><br />Informed sources told IANS the meeting was postponed because of serious differences over the proposed administrative units between the ruling National Conference and the Congress party.<br /><br />Many Congress leaders have been saying the recommendations of the cabinet sub-committee are discriminatory against the Jammu and the Ladakh regions and favour the Kashmir Valley.<br /><br />Abdullah however said he is determined to go ahead at any cost.<br /><br />He tweeted that the sub-committee members had met him Friday to request a week's time to complete their recommendations before these are taken up by the state cabinet for discussion.<br /><br />"The cabinet sub committee for new administrative units met me requesting one last week more to complete their recommendations.<br /><br />"While I rather reluctantly gave them this one week I've told them there will be no other cabinet agenda taken up and no further extension.<br /><br />"It's unfortunate that this exercise has taken since June but I'm determined to complete this important public demand no matter what," he said.<br /><br />The state cabinet meeting has now been rescheduled for Feb 1.<br /></p>