Assembly dissolution: PDP, NC slam guv; Omar rules out pact with Mufti

J&K governor Satya Pal Malik claimed that "extensive horse-trading" was going on in the state and dismissed allegations he was acting at the behest of the Centre, as he held a rare press conference over the issue of dissolution to defend his decision. Malik also maintained he was well within his right under the J and K Constitution to dissolve the assembly.