Current Date 04 Oct, 2026

Why Atal Dulloo And Achal Sethi Are In The Spotlight Over J&K Statehood

Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo and Law Secretary Achal Sethi have come under scrutiny after writing to Assembly Speaker opposing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statehood resolution, prompting a Motion of Privilege by PDP legislator Waheed Parra. Both J&K natives, Dulloo a Kashmiri Pandit and Sethi a Dogra, have long administrative and legal careers, with Dulloo nearing retirement and Sethi tied to past constitutional work.