Nishikant Khajuria
JAMMU, May 17: Amidst raging controversy over the status of Tawi Lake Project and AIIMS in the State, the Bhartiya Janta Party national president Amit Shah today reviewed the party performance in coalition Government and co-ordination with the alliance partner PDP in Jammu and Kashmir.
A high level meeting in this regard was held at Amit Shah’s official residence in New Delhi wherein the progress on implementation of the Common Minimum Programme between the ruling coalition partners, level of acceptance of Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed’s stand on various issues and some organizational issues were discussed in detail, sources informed the Excelsior.
The meeting lasted for four hours and was attended by BJP national general secretary and incharge J&K Affairs, Ram Madhav, national organizing secretary Ram Lal, Minister of State in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh, Deputy Chief Minister J&K, Dr Nirmal Singh, BJP State president Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Rajya Sabha, Shamsher Singh Manhas, Minister for Health, Choudhary Lal Singh, BJP organizing secretary Ashok Koul and BJP Co-incharge J&K affairs, Avinash Rai Khanna.
During the meeting, sources informed, Amit Shah reviewed the performance of coalition Government and asked the party to remain stick to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda of development, which should not derail at any cost.
In response to the BJP leaders’ query on the issue of AIIMS as well as Tawi Lake Project, Amit Shah is learnt to have made it clear that interests of Jammu should be on priority while ensuring that there may be no discrimination with any region or compromise on the party principles, sources informed.
Pertinent to mention that soon after the meeting was over in New Delhi, the Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Choudhary Sukhnandan hurriedly called a press conference in Jammu and declared that contrary to Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed’s statement, the Tawi Lake Project was very much feasible and had not been shelved by the State Government.
The BJP national president also sounded a caution to the party leaders against negative campaign by the opposition and suggested that a constant touch with the party workers at the ground level was necessary.
According to the sources, main purpose of the meeting was to obtain a feedback on performance of the coalition Government and its impact on BJP prospects in the forthcoming Assembly elections in some States across the country.
Besides reviewing the Government performance, sources said that Amit Shah also sought a feedback on public opinion vis-à-vis Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayed’s stand on various issues so that coalition with separatist friendly PDP may not adversely affect BJP in Jammu & Kashmir as well as in other States.
During the meeting, some organizational issues as well as arrangements for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir were also discussed, sources said and added that Amit Shah asked the party leaders to ensure that pilgrims from all over India may not face any difficulty or security threat during the Yatra.
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