Governor’s Rule Imposed in Jammu and Kashmir With Immediate Effect After BJP Ends Alliance With PDP
Jammu, June 20: In wake of the ongoing turmoil in the state, President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday approved the imposition of Governor’s rule in J&K with immediate effect. The decision comes a day after the three-year Jammu and Kashmir government collapsed on Tuesday with the BJP ending its alliance with the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP government.
It must be noted that this is the fourth time in the last 10 years that a Governor's rule is imposed in Jammu and Kashmir. The split between BJP and PDP was wracked by bitter political feuds and worsening security challenges. The BJP blamed the PDP for failing to improve the security conditions in the Kashmir Valley.
On Tuesday, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav made the surprise announcement after the party high command summoned its Jammu and Kashmir ministers for emergency consultations in New Delhi. Madhav cited last week's killing of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari in the heart of Srinagar in the highly secured area of Press Enclave by unidentified gunmen.
Madhav cited examples of the growing acts of "terrorism, violence and radicalisation" in the state over the past few years and said that the party was left with no other option, but to discontinue its alliance with the PDP.
A few hours later after BJP exit from its alliance in the state, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti submitted her resignation to Governor N N Vohra amid a swirl of political activity in Srinagar and New Delhi.
On Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra forwarded his report to the President of India for the imposition of Governor's Rule under Section 92 of the Constitution.
To recall, the BJP had won 25 seats and the PDP 28 in the 87-member assembly and came together in an alliance, two months after the December 2014 elections. The NC has 15 seats, the Congress 12 and others seven.
After the split, both Omar and the Congress said they will not form an alliance with any party to form government in the state. The BJP also said it favours governor's rule.
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