SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to explain his compulsion to form a coalition government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. Mr Abdullah said if (Delhi Chief Minister)Arvind Kejriwal can govern Delhi without cozying up to the BJP, why can’t the PDP patron.
“If @ArvindKejriwal can govern Delhi without cozying up to the
BJP why can’t Mufti Syed? What’s The Mufti’s compulsion @jkpdp?” Mr Abdullah wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. The reaction by National Conference (NC) working president came a day after reports about a possible agreement between PDP and BJP emerged.
No political party was able to form a government on its own in the state after a fractured mandate in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, in which PDP emerged single largest party with 28 seats. The BJP was a close second with 25 seats.
Both National Conference, which secured 15 seats, and Congress with 12 seats, had offered support to the Mr Sayeed-led party, however, PDP did not pay any heed to the offer, saying that the people of the state had voted for a change. (AGENCIES)
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