NEW DELHI As the Opposition slammed the decision to impose Presidents Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Lok Sabha on Friday that no party was in a position to form government in the State and asserted that the Centre is ready for assembly election there.
He also rejected claims of some opposition parties that the BJP was propping up a regional party to form government, saying if his party had such an intention, it would have done so within six months of the Governors Rule.
The government doesnt conduct elections but the government is ready for the election. It is the responsibility of the Election Commission to hold elections… we are totally committed to democratic process, he told the lower house while replying to the Statutory Resolution on imposition of Presidents Rule in Jammu and Kashmir. The resolution was adopted by a voice vote.
Governor’s House Not Place For Proving Majority: Farooq
Advocates Talks With Pakistan For Restoration Of Peace In Kashmir
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Friday questioned in the Lok Sabha the Jammu and Kashmir Governor’s decision to dissolve the state assembly.
Voicing concern over the situation in the Kashmir Valley, he also advocated talks with Pakistan for restoration of peace.
The former chief minister made these remarks while participating in the debate on the statutory resolution for proclamation of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir.
Referring to the proposed NC-PDP-Cong alliance to form government in the state, he said, “The fax machine of the J&K governor was not working, his phone was not working and I would like to say that Governor’s House is not the place to prove majority but the assembly is. Governor didn’t wait and dissolved it.”
Expressing anguish over the situation in the Jammu and Kashmir, he said the state is going through great “turmoil” and the turmoil does not seem to end.
“The solution to the problems of the state is not through the police and the Army. The unfortunate killing of civilians needs to be stopped, it further worsens the situation. Something has to be done immediately,” he said.
Abdullah, who represents Srinagar constituency in the lower house of Parliament, said J&K was going through a lot of turmoil.
The only way to resolve it (Kashmir turmoil) is not by using military and force. The Home Minister went and met different stakeholders but he did not meet the Hurriyat members. He should have met with and listened to their view point because no solution can be formed unless you talk to the people, he said.
Advocating talks with Pakistan, Abdullah reminded the ruling BJP of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remarks that “we can change our friends but not our neighbours”.
“For peace…we have to find some way of talking to the neighbouring country (Pakistan),” he said.
“For the sake of India, Kashmir needs to be given priority. The state has been suffering a lot. It can suffer more. I urge all of you here to please help us get the state back to normal,” he said.
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