Asif Malik
Srinagar, Jun 17 : Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Sunil Sharma on Wednesday said the National Conference-led government will not complete its term, asserting that the dispensation will “collapse on its own” due to internal contradictions.
“The ruling coalition is unstable and lacks cohesion. It will fall because of its own weaknesses. The BJP will neither topple it nor form an alternative government,” the senior BJP leader told reporters as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS).
Taking a swipe at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, BJP leader termed his recent statements “irresponsible” and advised him not to “talk like a child” but to act with the responsibility expected of his office.
Alleging that the recent NC legislators’ meeting at Dachigam was effectively a “floor test,” Sharma claimed it was driven by CM Omar’s “paranoia” about support within his party.
“The Abdullahs are power-hungry. They will compromise on full statehood as long as their protocol and privileges remain intact. Omar would settle for anything below UT status if there is no cut in protocol,” he said.
Dismissing opposition unity efforts as “drama” and “childish politics,” BJP leader Sunil Sharma asserted that political narratives in Kashmir are being manufactured to mislead the public.
On statehood, he reiterated that the BJP’s promise will be fulfilled only when the Centre is fully satisfied that violence and public disorder have become a thing of the past. “Restoration of statehood is linked to lasting peace and stability,” he said.
The BJP leader also accused the National Conference and Congress of shielding illegal land grabbers and communalising the encroachment issue.
He reiterated that his party, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, remains focused on ensuring peace, progress and transparency in Jammu and Kashmir. (KNS)
