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| Grapes are sour for BJP | | | Despite plans of MLA Sajjad Lone, trying to form a BJP-PDP dissidents Government the task is not simple for the BJP and its friends. After a gap of several weeks the BJP has finally declared that it was not for power by forging an alliance with the dissidents from various parties. Initially when the PDP faced revolt in the shape of quitting three MLAs and some MLCs an impression had gone round that the BJP may form the Government with the help of those defecting from the PDP. But those who resigned from the PDP announced that they may forge an alliance with like- minded parties and people which Definitely gave an impression that those who had quit the PDP may not have any truck with the BJP because for people like Imran Ansari, a former Minister, BJP could not be among the like-minded parties. If any doubt still existed about the plan of the BJP it was cleared by the General Secretary Ram Madhav who rejected reports that his party was working to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir with rebel PDP MLAs and said that it was for continuing with Governor's rule in the state in the interest of peace, governance and development.
His comments on Twitter came after former state chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah tweeted a news report that claimed that a "big chunk of PDP MLAs are in touch with the BJP high command" and the saffron party was looking to form government. "Contrary to Ram Madhav's assertions, the state unit of the BJP confesses to being party to the efforts to break the PDP After Mehbooba Mufti challenged the centre against attempts at breaking the PDP, the BJP has slowed its programme. Power at any cost would seem to be the guiding philosophy," Abdullah said, tagging the BJP leader in his tweet. Madhav, the BJP's points man for the state, replied: "Not true. I will certainly check with the state unit and ensure that BJP keeps itself scrupulously out of whatever is happening in other parties in the Valley. If Ram Madhav is to be believed it means that the BJP is not interested in forging alliances with the dissident PDP leaders. Possibly for the BJP the grapes are sour. But if Ram Madhav wants the Governor's rule to continue beyond six months he would be treated as a leader violating the state constitution. Under the state Constitution Governor's rule under Article 92 can be imposed for a period of six months. And if the centre wants to extend the Governor's rule it could opt for placing the state under the President's rule. However, the BJP led NDA Government in the centre may try to make its experiment of conducting Lok Sabha and Assembly polls together. The LKok Sabha poll iks due either in April or May in 2019 and it is time for the Assembly poll in Jammu and Kashmir that could be held simultaneously. And if the Governor's rule expires by that time the state could be placed under the central rule for a couple of months. And if the experiment of conducting LS and Assembly polls together the state of Jammu and Kashmir can be treated as a model state though the Assembly election is due in 2020. |
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