J & K POLITICS TAKING NEW TURN?? Peoples Conference leader Sajjad Lone met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening triggering speculations that he might join hands with the BJP. His move came days before Jammu and Kashmir goes to polls. The former separatist leader recently met the senior BJP leader and former RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav who did not rule out a post-election alliance with Lones Peoples Conference in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking exclusively to Headlines Today, Madhav had said, The BJP will support any democratic party that joins forces to defeat J-Ks family-run parties. There can be no objection to meeting those who join the electoral process. Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand will vote in a five-phased Assembly election beginning November 25. The BJP is confident of being able to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir. People of Kashmir have appreciated the role of Modi government in providing flood relief, Madhav said. When asked about the BJPs stand on Article 370 which grants a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Madhav dodged the question, Our manifesto will reveal whether Article 370 is a part of our agenda for Jammu and Kashmir elections or not. On the return of Kashmiri pandits, which forms a major chunk of the saffron partys base in the state, to the Valley, Madhav had said, No one can object if Kashmiri pandits register to vote in Assembly polls. Kashmiri pandits have full right to be a part of the democratic process. It is possible that Kashmiri pandits can alter the Valleys election dynamics on a few seats, he had told Headlines Today. When asked about the accusations that the BJP is seeking to divide a Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir on religious lines to gain in the forthcoming elections, Madhav denied the allegation by saying, It is wrong to say the BJP is attempting polarisation of Jammu and Kashmir before the polls. The primary focus in Jammu and Kashmir polls will be on growth and development. The religion of the chief ministerial candidate has no consequence, he said, refusing to reveal the partys CM candidate in the state. (Headlines Today)
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:09:05 +0000
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