New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that it was time for Jammu & Kashmir to have a Hindu Chief Minister.
Criticising Jawaharlal Nehru, Swamy told news agency ANI that the tradition imposed by Nehru that there would be only a Muslim CM in the state will ‘not be tolerated.’
“There should be a Hindu CM (in J&K). If the PDP has a Hindu or a Sikh member we can make that member the CM. The tradition imposed by Nehru that there would only be a Muslim CM in J&K will not be tolerated,” he said.
Jammu and Kashmir has had nine Chief Ministers since 1965. Prior to that, the head of state was called a prime minister. The state has also imposed governor’s on eight different occasions.
Earlier, there were reports of a split in the Mehbooba Mufti-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP), with rebels questioning the former J&K CM’s leadership.
Post collapse of the PDP-BJP government, former Sports Minister and MLA from Pattan constituency Molvi Imran Reza Ansari and his uncle and MLA from Zadibal constituency Abid Hussain Ansari rebelled against Mehbooba and hinted at creating “Peoples Bloc” with all like-minded party members.
“We had joined the party when Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was leading it. He had formed the party against the dynastic and family rule. Peoples Democratic Party has been converted into Family Democratic Party. There are many like-minded people with us. In coming days nobody is going to be with Mehbooba Mufti. Let her be with her Mama, Musa, Chacha and Bhai”, Imran told DNA.
Former Minister said they would talk to the “like-minded” people and discuss future course of action. “We are ready for the elections. There is nothing in mind (about government formation). We are ready to face people. We do not want to keep people in dark. I am not a paratrooper in the party. I am a people’s man”, he said.
Hinting at quitting the PDP, Imran said it better to leave this party before things will fall on them. “What will we do in the party? Few people have hijacked the party. Though I was a minister, I have been conveying to them that we feel choked”, he said.
