BJP withdraws support in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba's government in minority
- By IBTN News Bureau --
- 19 June 2018
The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced a withdrawal of support from the PDP-BJP coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir. On Tuesday, BJP spokesman Ram Madhav said that it was not possible for the coalition government to go ahead in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that such a consultation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah has been done.
The BJP has sent a letter of withdrawal of support to the Governor. Simultaneously, the BJP ministers have also sent their resignations. After which the PDP-BJP coalition government's fall in the state is now certain. It is believed that by the evening Mehbooba Mufti will resign from the post of Chief Minister.
Ram Madhav said that with the consent of all, it was decided to abolish this alliance. Ram Madhav said that there was an alliance with PDP for peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The Central Government has given a lot of help to the development in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that PDP had the leadership of the coalition. The PDP did something to hinder. Mehbooba has failed completely in carrying out the liability. The development of Jammu and Ladakh was ignored. In this way, the BJP ministers could not work properly.
Ram Madhav, in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir BJP said that the BJP has demanded President's rule here. He said that now Presidential rule is expected to improve the condition of the state. He said that despite the withdrawal of support from the government, the operation will continue against the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.
It is significant that BJP President Amit Shah called all the BJP ministers and state president of Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi. It was believed that Amit Shah could take a big decision on the PDP-BJP coalition.
In the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections of 2014, the People's Democratic Party got 28 seats, BJP 25 and National Conference 15 seats out of 87 seats. Whereas Congress got 12 and others got 9 seats.