<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities on Monday sealed the office of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (NPP) in Jammu, drawing strong criticism from its former chairman Harsh Dev Singh who recently rejoined the party after resigning from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that Harsh Dev Singh requested the High Court to take a suo moto notice of the sealing of office before the NPP formally lodges a petition against the action as NPP is a recognised party. He alleged that the sealing of NPP office is followed by his return to the NPP.  <br />''<br />''Harsh Dev Singh joined AAP in Delhi on May 7, 2022, but resigned as the chairman of its Jammu and Kashmir unit on February 16 to rejoin NPP.<br />''<br />''Director estates department A K Sharma refused to comment on the sealing of the NPP office in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.</span><br />