Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday came up with the clarification saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has no role in the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by the Governor Satya Pal Malik.
Talking to the Hindustan Times, Rajnath Singh said, “The BJP has no role. It is unfortunate that some section is trying to drag the BJP into this.” He also supported Governor Malik and said that he took the decision after considering the political situation there.
“The governor of J&K took the decision after considering the political situation there he reached to a conclusion that government formation was not possible in the state,” Rajnath Singh said.
“Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has made a statement that suggests his party had not supported PDP’s bid to form the government. Why did he make that statement if Mufti was right,” Rajnath Singh further asked.
Earlier in the day, Governor Satya Pal Malik asserted that he did not want the formation of a government by the ‘unholy alliance’.
In the meantime, the Election Commission said fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held within the next six months even as it did not rule out the possibility of holding polls there before the Lok Sabha polls due next year.
Notably, on Wednesday, Satya Pal Malik dissolved the Jammu and Kashmir assembly after claims to form the government in the state was made by People’s Conference leader Sajad Lone and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti.
In response to the claims made by Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Lone, Governor Malik said that his decision to dissolve the Assembly was in the interest of the State.
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