Farooq Abdullah bats for Guv rule

Srinagar/May,18: National Conference President and Member of Parliament for Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said imposition of Governor’s rule and placing the Legislative Assembly under suspended animation was unavoidable and imperative to restore normalcy and peace in Kashmir.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Abdullah said the PDP-BJP Alliance was bereft of a political agenda and had been forged with the singular purpose of attaining power.
“The alleged ‘Agenda of the Alliance’ has been torn to shreds and debunked by the BJP. As far as the PDP is concerned, they gave the ‘Agenda of the Alliance’ a discreet burial when Mufti Sahab passed away”, Dr. Farooq Abdulllah said when asked about the ruling alliance in the state.
When asked about reported plans of the PDP-BJP Alliance of replacing Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti with a Chief Minister from the BJP, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said such a step would not help restore peace in the Valley as the alliance in its entirety had failed and was unable to deliver and fulfill its political promises.
“Changing horses midway won’t help. The Government has become extremely unpopular and has lost the faith and support of the people – as is evident with every passing day and as seen a couple of days ago when female attendees at a Government organized event at SKICC refused to be addressed by the CM and stormed out of the event raising slogans”, the National Conference President said.
“The imposition of Governor’s rule is not an ideal solution but in the present circumstances where the State is being pushed back to the uncertainty and turmoil of the early 90s, it is the only plausible option. This is for the first time in almost three decades that an election had to be cancelled and we are down from a 26% turnout to a 7% turnout – thanks to this Government’s policies and failure. The imposition of Governor’s rule would calm tempers and also make the Administration to be perceived as politically neutral – allowing basic governance to be restored”, Dr. Farooq Abdullah added.
Dr. Farooq Abdullah said an open-ended, unconditional and uninterruptable dialogue with Pakistan and with stakeholders in Kashmir was the only way forward to deal with the Kashmir Issue.