Jammu and Kashmir BJP to take Delhi advice on Governor meet

BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Monday said it will hold consultations with central leadership before meeting the Governor to discuss government formation, a day after PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti indicated she was “reassessing” whether to continue alliance with it. BJP’s core group in the state met this morning after Governor NN Vohra asked leaders of the party and PDP to meet him on Tuesday (today) to clarify their stand on government formation. 

After the meeting, which also discussed Mehbooba’s statement made on Sunday, BJP leaders asserted that there was “no concrete” demand or condition from the PDP and their party was committed to the implementation of “Agenda of Alliance”. 

State BJP President Sat Sharma said if any issue is raised by PDP, it can be resolved. “In the past 10 months, the development which has taken place was not seen in the past 60 years. Agenda of Alliance is the vision of Narendra Modi and Mufti Mohammed Sayeed to take Jammu and Kashmir forward. If you think the development was slow, then we will make sure that it is speeded up,” Sharma said. 

Asked if BJP was ready for fresh elections in the state, Sharma said that “it would be premature to speak about the issue”.