Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 15: Questioning the locus of BJP general secretary Ram Madhav, in issuing statements which were the exclusive prerogative of the President of India and State Governor, JKNPP chairman and former Minister Harsh Dev Singh today observed that such announcements provided yet another example of subversion of constitution by the BJP.
He said the continuance or revocation of Governor Rule was the prerogative of the constitutional authorities including the President of India and State Governor and it was not for the general secretary of a political party to take a decision with regard to the same. He was referring to the statement of Ram Madhav made to the media on Wednesday that ‘BJP had decided to continue the Governor Rule’ and that it would continue till the middle of next month.
Furthermore, the BJP general secretary had no role to play in the conduct of Municipal and Panchayat elections or other policy matters of the State which fell within the domain of Governor and his team of Advisors. Cautioning the BJP general secretary to remain within his limits, Singh said that constitution can’t be allowed to be held as hostage to the political whims of a particular party.
Asserting further that Governor Rule had no place for political adventurism and incursions, Singh said that undue interference of BJP at this juncture, was totally unwarranted and unconstitutional. He called upon the Governor to instruct the administration to act in the best interests of the State without bowing to the blackmail of BJP which had lost the mandate to interfere in the policy matters of the State. He further accused the BJP of making ambiguous statements and giving confusing signals so as to give the false impression about re-installation of the collapsed Govt.
Accusing the Central Govt of keeping the J&K Assembly in suspended animation in blatant defiance of constitutional provisions, norms, precedents and the set protocols, Singh appealed to the President of India to intervene so as to uphold the constitution and its mandate.
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