BJP seeks more time from Gov, talks of Common Minimum Program A day after Peopl’e Democratic Party (PDP) gave signs of apparent softening of stance towards it, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it has sought “more time” from the Governor in view of the ongoing dialogue with parties on government formation and hinted that it could relent on the issue of having chief minister from Jammu. Governor has set January 19 deadline for formation of government in the state and BJP will not take any step in haste. The dialogue with other parties is on and people of the state will “soon get good news”, BJP’s state unit chief Jugal Kishore Sharma today said after a party delegation met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra. “We have asked him (governor) for some more time, so that the result of the ongoing dialogue (with other parties) comes out. There are many issues that need to be discussed that is why it is taking time,” he said and asserted that BJP would work for a stable government in J-K. Queried on the demand for a chief minister from Jammu region, party’s state incharge Avinash Rai Khanna said, “Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh constitute one state and the chief minister would be from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.” The BJP leadership in Jammu and Kashmir had been till now batting strongly for a Chief Minister from Jammu, especially from the party, in case of a post-poll alliance.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:17:46 +0000