Guv discusses JK situation at all-party meet
NC favours more CBMs, dissolving of Assembly; PDP-BJP silent
Srinagar, Jun 22: At an all party meeting called by him today, the National Conference along with other parties urged Governor N N Vohra to take some confidence building measures besides carrying out a crackdown on corruption and cleaning the governance system.
The Governor, who had called an all-party meet to seek opinion of political representatives on the governance of the state, was apprised of their views by representatives of all political parties in the state.
The NC and other parties including Panthers Party also favoured an immediate dissolution of the State Assembly and to make atmosphere conducive for holding an early elections in the state, which has been placed under Governor’s rule earlier this week.
According to political sources, the former chief minister and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah urged the Governor to take some confidence building measures and also ensure that there was zero-tolerance towards the human rights violations.
Abdullah hoped to see an improvement in governance as the administration had come in hands of the Governor.
“Since no political party has the numbers to form the government and no combination of political parties has staked claim for government formation, there is no option but to dissolve the assembly in order to prevent horse-trading and other such corrupt practices,” Harsh Dev Singh of Panthers Party told reporters here.
He said his party and the NC demanded the dissolution of the assembly and holding of fresh elections at the all-party meeting.
“While PDP representative Dilawar Mir favoured continuation of the assembly and allowing the MLAs to work, the BJP remained silent on the issue,” he said.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G A Mir said his party took the stand that there was misrule during the last three years of the PDP-BJP government and appointments were made by the government while merit was ignored which led to injustice among the youth.
He said the JKPCC also called for change in the administration so that officials are accessible to the common masses.
Mir said while Congress favoured fresh polls, the party left the decision to the Governor about the fate of Assembly which is in suspended animation.
Vohra had yesterday called the meeting of all party heads, including the heads of the state units of the national parties in Jammu and Kashmir, to discuss the situation in the state arising out of the implementation of the Governor’s rule after Mehbooba Mufti resigned following pull out of the BJP from the ruling coalition.
While NC vice-president Omar Abdullah represented his party, PDP was represented by its general secretary Dilawar Mir.
The meeting was also attended by Peoples Conference MLA, B A Dar besides MLA Khansahib, Hakim Yasin and former minister who lost his election in 2014, G H Mir.
