Collapse of Cong-JDS govt in Karnataka is a black day for democracy: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Reacting to the collapse of Congress-JDS government in Karnataka after losing the confidence motion in the Assembly, former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said it was a black day for democracy when a country that prides in being the world’s largest democracy watches an elected government crumble.
However, former J&K chief minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah it’s hardly the death of democracy as with all post poll coalitions this one was also an opportunistic alliance born out of a fractured mandate.
“After all the paid for lavish trips to influence Karnataka lawmakers in Mumbai, what can one make of the HD Kumaraswamy led Cong-JD(S) govt collapse? It’s a black day for democracy when a country that prides in being the worlds largest democracy watches an elected govt crumble,” Ms Mehbooba, who is the President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wrote on micro-blogging site twitter.
“It’s hardly the death of democracy. As with all post poll coalitions this one was also an opportunistic alliance born out of a fractured mandate. It will give birth to another opportunistic government born out of resort/hotel stays & private jet flights,” Mr Abdullah twitted.
The Karnataka government of HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday collapsed after the confidence motion moved by the Chief Minister was defeated in the state Assembly, ending his 14-month long turbulent tenure.